Beijing vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Beijing Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1065
$1424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3114
$3690
🏠 One person rent
$605
$725
🏘️ Family rent
$1364
$1524
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$339
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1709
$2222
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
100
43
😀 Quality of life
78
73
🏙️ Population
21.9M
2.99M

The cost of living in Beijing is 25% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 4887th and 3697th ($1065 vs $1424) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in China and Kuwait, respectively. Check China vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 1.6 months in Kuwait City. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 583rd and 1759th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Beijing vs Kuwait City infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Beijing vs Kuwait City

Prices for goods and services in Beijing and Kuwait City are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Beijing Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.9
$8.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$2.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.83
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$843
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$487
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2089
$1816
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1102
$1353
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.7
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$49.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.6
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.35%
6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14972
$6427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8057
$3038
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.5
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.9
$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$5.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$5.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$3.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$120
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.44
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.7
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$896
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27310
$6644

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Beijing

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$733
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$713
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$772
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$633
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$650
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$688
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$583
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$678
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$466
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$667
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$677
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$587
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$700
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$633
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$607
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$539
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$549
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$643
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$637
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$594
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$592
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$525
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$633
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$545
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$569
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$527
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$650
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$572
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$707
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$598
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$621
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$640
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$643
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$620
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$587
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$640
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$506

Cities near Kuwait City

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$708
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$710
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$543
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$698
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$540
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$875
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$559
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$671
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$541
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$646
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$549
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$910
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$621
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$522
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$594
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$868
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$577
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$568
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$606
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$561
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1005
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$637
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$959
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1375
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1327
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1285
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$606
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$559
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$569
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$550
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$604
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$511
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$531