Bangkok vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$958
$1454
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2465
$3423
🏠 One person rent
$424
$741
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$1291
🍽️ Food expenses
$278
$401
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$707
$2360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
89
43
😀 Quality of life
75
79
🏙️ Population
5.68M
2.99M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 34% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 5912th and 4115th ($958 vs $1454) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Thailand and Kuwait, respectively. Check Thailand vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 1.6 months in Kuwait City. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 1890th and 884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Kuwait City

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Bangkok Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.1
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.9
$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.12
$9.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$3.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.59
$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$611
$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$630
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$1123
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.6
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.9
$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.78%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5905
$8536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2775
$1767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.23
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$3.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.39
$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.53
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$3.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.9
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.03
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.4
$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$561
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13469
$7065

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$737
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$774
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$774
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$736
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$635
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$675
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$623
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$779
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$770
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$812
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$787
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$724
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$718
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$680
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$553
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$623
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$708
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$571
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$558
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$650
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$590
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$812
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$567
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$765
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$581
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$578
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$763
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$741
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$558
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1152
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$593
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$622
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$829
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$511
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$504
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$614
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$727
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$727
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$571

Cities near Kuwait City

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$726
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$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