Kuwait City vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1454
$2464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3423
$5417
🏠 One person rent
$741
$1477
🏘️ Family rent
$1291
$2341
🍽️ Food expenses
$401
$612
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$241
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2360
$3342
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
43
86
😀 Quality of life
79
99
🏙️ Population
2.99M
2.79M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 41% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 4115th and 918th ($1454 vs $2464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Kuwait and Canada, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kuwait City compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 884th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Toronto

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Kuwait City Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.4
$76.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.53
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$6.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.75
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$828
$1544
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$630
$1290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$2463
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1123
$2085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.2
$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.8
$49.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8536
$8820
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$7326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.2
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$2.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.27
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.92
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.31
$3.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.01
$3.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.6
$72.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.7
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.2
$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$308
$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7065
$17676

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$726
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$1283
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$730
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$549
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$719
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$542
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$889
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$571
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$669
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$483
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$453
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$681
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$530
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$930
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$477
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$459
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$583
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$873
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$566
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$560
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$503
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$463
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1008
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$630
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$908
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$474
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1237
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1230
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1201
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$553
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$555
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$570
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$540
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$530
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$508
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$470

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$2241
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$2326
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$2463
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2242
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2033
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2379
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2449
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2012
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2193
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1995
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2038
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2103
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1869
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1894
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1947
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$1998
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1705
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2049
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2044
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2045
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2010
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1443
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1844
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2096
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2071
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1928
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2187
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2082
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2109
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1936
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2083
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1971
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1868
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2021
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1683
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2036
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2031
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2043