Kaohsiung vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$1437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$3460
🏠 One person rent
$353
$686
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$1204
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$2078
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
80
43
😀 Quality of life
88
77
🏙️ Population
2.71M
2.99M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 32% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 5770th and 4191st ($971 vs $1437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Taiwan and Kuwait, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.4 months in Kuwait City. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 281st and 1006th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Kuwait City

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Kaohsiung Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.32
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$68.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$3.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$1529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$6113
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$2371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$48.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$30.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$4.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$3.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$6.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$3.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$124
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$9163

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617

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