Chongqing vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$3814
🏠 One person rent
$226
$711
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$1511
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$890
$2257
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
87
43
😀 Quality of life
72
74
🏙️ Population
32.1M
2.99M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 55% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 7185th and 3883rd ($662 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 1st in China and Kuwait, respectively. Check China vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 1.5 months in Kuwait City. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 1966th and 1287th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Kuwait City

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Chongqing Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.96
$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$2.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$272
$794
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$523
$1677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$54.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.98
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2378
$5807
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$2705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.2
$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.18
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$4.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.72
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$5.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.4
$77.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27717
$7012

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Distance City Cost of living
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$575
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$607
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$618
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$642
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$609
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$682
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$560
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$609
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$574
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$625
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$568
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$627
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$600
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$611
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$551
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$577
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$593
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$624
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$660
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$588
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$587
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$591
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$550
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$612
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$572
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$570
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$605
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$581
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$559
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$614
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$604
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$555
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$603
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$596
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$596
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$613
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556

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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