Hong Kong vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2663
$1437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6085
$3460
🏠 One person rent
$1742
$686
🏘️ Family rent
$3071
$1204
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$237
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$923
$2078
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
100
43
😀 Quality of life
80
77
🏙️ Population
7.41M
2.99M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 85% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 640th and 4191st ($2663 vs $1437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in China and Kuwait, respectively. Check China vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.4 months in Kuwait City. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 676th and 1006th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Kuwait City

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Hong Kong Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.74
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.9
$68.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.29
$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.99
$3.23
☕ Cappuccino
$5.21
$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.33
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2008
$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1474
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3693
$1529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2621
$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.67%
6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$27719
$6113
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17176
$2371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.4
$48.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$30.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.09
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.29
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.71
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.6
$4.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.6
$3.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.2
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.4
$6.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.67
$3.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.9
$124
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.1
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.1
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.5
$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1128
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22758
$9163

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$995
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$678
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1734
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$548
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$694
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$638
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$873
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$785
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$954
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$627
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$858
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$777
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$801
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$908
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$600
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$793
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$474
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$682
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$828
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$766
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$797
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$802
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$778
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$758
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$739
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$751
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$705
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$702
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$729
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$711
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$714
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$892
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$528
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$620

Cities near Kuwait City

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$708
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$703
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$522
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$694
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$509
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$861
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$548
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$655
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$469
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$454
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$496
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$917
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$457
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$452
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$573
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$778
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$517
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$514
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$471
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$459
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1059
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$621
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$965
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1340
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1218
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1062
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$505
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$556
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$573
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$484
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$485
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$469
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$451