Bangkok vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1027
$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2622
$3476
🏠 One person rent
$465
$716
🏘️ Family rent
$806
$1240
🍽️ Food expenses
$298
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$207
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$594
$1981
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
89
43
😀 Quality of life
73
77
🏙️ Population
5.68M
2.99M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 30% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 5467th and 4189th ($1027 vs $1461) 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 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 1.4 months in Kuwait City. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 2647th and 1096th 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
$3.24
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.48
$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$5.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$831
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1114
$1474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$1059
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.5
$65.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6568
$7223
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3204
$2046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.5
$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$6.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$3.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.73
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.63
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$5.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$3.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.9
$119
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.29
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$79.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.72
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$554
$341
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15512
$8046

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$789
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$833
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$829
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$788
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$656
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$710
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$658
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$838
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$874
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$846
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$784
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$768
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$730
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$562
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$763
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$575
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$585
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$679
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$621
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$845
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$571
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$805
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$593
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$581
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$764
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$782
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1056
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$612
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$587
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$882
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$530
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$501
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$629
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$760
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$780
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$592

Cities near Kuwait City

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$711
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$707
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$556
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$698
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$551
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$861
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$571
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$664
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$492
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$465
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$546
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$928
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$489
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$476
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$581
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$823
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$574
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$569
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$523
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$487
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1037
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$627
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$931
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1309
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1192
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1109
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$565
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$554
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$570
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$546
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$547
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$513
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$479