Bangkok vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$994
$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2947
$3814
🏠 One person rent
$425
$711
🏘️ Family rent
$1110
$1511
🍽️ Food expenses
$301
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$723
$2257
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
89
43
😀 Quality of life
74
74
🏙️ Population
5.68M
2.99M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 32% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 5738th and 3883rd ($994 vs $1457) 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 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 1.5 months in Kuwait City. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 1355th and 1287th 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
$4.03
$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.1
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$2.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$794
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$1677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$54.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.22%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5850
$5807
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2650
$2705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.22
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$4.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.5
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.39
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$5.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.39
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.8
$77.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.4
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$662
$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13758
$7012

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$759
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$787
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$786
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$739
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$613
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$664
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$564
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$769
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$800
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$773
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$676
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$703
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$674
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$570
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$697
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$533
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$559
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$630
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$608
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$806
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$564
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$763
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$612
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$555
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$754
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$745
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1168
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$635
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$582
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$819
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$529
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$514
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$919
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$742
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$783

Cities near Kuwait City

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$716
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$713
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$557
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$705
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$552
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$879
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$588
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$665
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$507
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$548
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$559
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$928
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$541
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$490
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$586
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$878
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$588
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$583
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$537
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$489
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$989
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$631
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$870
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$370
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1267
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1226
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1218
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$558
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$566
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$585
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$559
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$546
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$518
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$527