Hangzhou vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$860
$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2401
$3476
🏠 One person rent
$405
$716
🏘️ Family rent
$719
$1240
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.5
$207
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$912
$1981
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
84
43
😀 Quality of life
72
77
🏙️ Population
11.9M
2.99M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 41% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 6527th and 4189th ($860 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 Hangzhou compared to 1.4 months in Kuwait City. Hangzhou ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 3360th and 1096th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs Kuwait City

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Hangzhou Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$3.24
 Cappuccino
$4.12
$5.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$831
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$310
$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$964
$1474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$566
$1059
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$65.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.3
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8066
$7223
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4023
$2046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.85
$27.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$6.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$3.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.24
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$5.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$3.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.8
$119
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.66
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$79.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.5
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$477
$341
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29918
$8046

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$680
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$594
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$652
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$667
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$644
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$782
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$684
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$598
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$671
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$652
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$683
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$665
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1126
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$669
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$644
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1002
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$623
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$661
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$650
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$584
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$628
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$617
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$636
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$697
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$604
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$557
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$620
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$680
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$626
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$636
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$611
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$701
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$525
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$669
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$646
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$765

Cities near Kuwait City

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$711
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$707
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$556
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$698
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$551
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$861
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$571
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$664
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$492
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$465
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$546
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$928
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$489
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$476
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$581
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$823
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$574
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$569
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$523
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$487
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1037
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$627
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$931
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1309
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1192
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1109
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$565
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$554
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$570
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$546
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$547
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$513
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$479