Bangkok vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$1393
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$3599
🏠 One person rent	$416	$698
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$1494
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$207
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$2507
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	89	43
😀 Quality of life	74	75
🏙️ Population	5.68M	2.99M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 32% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 5822nd and 3893rd ($941 vs $1393) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Thailand and Kuwait, respectively. Check Thailand vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 1.8 months in Kuwait City. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 1221st and 1114th 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	$2.97	$9.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$8.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$3.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$1716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$1333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$6776
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$2989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$4.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$6.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$3.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$119
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$37.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$6378

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$753
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$715
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$595
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$781
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$752
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$656
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$685
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$576
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$677
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$644
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$777
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$610
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$543
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$705
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1163
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$563
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$596
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$705
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$721
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$650

Cities near Kuwait City

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
82 km or 51 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
82 km or 51 mi	Al-Faw	$736
112 km or 69 mi	Abadan	$547
116 km or 72 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
119 km or 74 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
125 km or 78 mi	Basra	$904
176 km or 110 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
226 km or 141 mi	Ahvaz	$597
250 km or 155 mi	Nasiriyah	$672
257 km or 159 mi	Behbahan	$536
281 km or 174 mi	Bushehr	$551
285 km or 177 mi	Amarah	$683
308 km or 192 mi	Shushtar	$562
311 km or 193 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552
312 km or 194 mi	Jubail	$901
314 km or 195 mi	Borazjan	$546
328 km or 204 mi	Izeh	$525
337 km or 209 mi	Samawah	$582
337 km or 209 mi	Qatif	$897
337 km or 210 mi	Dezful	$583
344 km or 214 mi	Andimeshk	$577
356 km or 221 mi	Kazerun	$557
375 km or 233 mi	Yasuj	$529
388 km or 241 mi	Dammam	$1056
405 km or 252 mi	Kut	$626
406 km or 252 mi	Dhahran	$1068
412 km or 256 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$467
428 km or 266 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$397
435 km or 270 mi	Manama	$1280
436 km or 271 mi	Isa Town	$1243
441 km or 274 mi	Riffa	$1223
442 km or 275 mi	Shiraz	$589
452 km or 281 mi	Kufa	$570
456 km or 284 mi	Najaf	$587
456 km or 284 mi	Khorramabad	$554
468 km or 291 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
469 km or 292 mi	Marvdasht	$563
470 km or 292 mi	Dorud	$513
473 km or 294 mi	Shahreza	$502