Hong Kong vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2718
$1454
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6205
$3423
🏠 One person rent
$1790
$741
🏘️ Family rent
$3191
$1291
🍽️ Food expenses
$551
$401
🚐 Transport expenses
$230
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1245
$2360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
100
43
😀 Quality of life
83
79
🏙️ Population
7.41M
2.99M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 87% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 532nd and 4115th ($2718 vs $1454) 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 0.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.6 months in Kuwait City. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 548th and 884th 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
$8.11
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66
$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$9.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.01
$3.25
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2068
$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1498
$630
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3648
$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2751
$1123
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$238
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.9%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$26310
$8536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16253
$1767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.12
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.27
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.18
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.5
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.2
$3.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.4
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$3.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.7
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.5
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.1
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.1
$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1018
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22102
$7065

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$878
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$662
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1746
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$518
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$662
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$608
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$829
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$758
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$941
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$589
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$827
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$766
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$777
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$794
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$816
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$892
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$579
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$818
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$454
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$669
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$809
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$765
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$773
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$780
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$766
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$897
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$750
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$726
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$697
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$681
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$707
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$677
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$693
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$901
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$546
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$598

Cities near Kuwait City

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$726
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$730
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$549
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$719
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$542
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$889
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$571
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$669
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$483
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$453
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$681
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$530
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$930
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$477
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$459
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$583
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$873
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$566
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$560
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$503
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$463
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1008
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$630
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$908
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$474
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1237
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1230
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1201
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$553
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$555
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$570
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$540
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$530
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$508
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$470