Beijing vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Beijing Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1016
$1393
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2879
$3599
🏠 One person rent
$575
$698
🏘️ Family rent
$1275
$1494
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$207
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1443
$2507
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
100
43
😀 Quality of life
75
75
🏙️ Population
21.9M
2.99M

The cost of living in Beijing is 27% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 5387th and 3893rd ($1016 vs $1393) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in China and Kuwait, respectively. Check China vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 1.8 months in Kuwait City. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 989th and 1114th 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
$3.86
$9.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.36
$8.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$3.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.58
$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$819
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1965
$1716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$1333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.7
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14717
$6776
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6695
$2989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.3
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.77
$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$4.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.26
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.49
$6.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.51
$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$3.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$119
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.3
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.2
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.62
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$37.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$698
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22456
$6378

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
$716
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$729
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$756
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$644
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$649
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$687
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$586
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$680
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$472
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$665
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$702
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$634
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$592
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$711
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$679
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$655
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$550
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$584
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$642
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$635
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$618
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$581
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$533
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$629
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$544
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$564
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$524
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$642
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$638
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$481
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$703
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$590
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$664
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$638
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$616
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$624
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$620
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$600
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$620
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$815

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