Dongguan vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$3814
🏠 One person rent
$257
$711
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$1511
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$2257
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
69
43
😀 Quality of life
69
74
🏙️ Population
10.5M
2.99M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 53% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 7055th and 3883rd ($678 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 1st in China and Kuwait, respectively. Check China vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.5 months in Kuwait City. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 3115th and 1287th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Kuwait City

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Dongguan Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$794
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$1677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$54.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$5807
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$2705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$4.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$5.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$77.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$7012

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$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623

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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