Kaohsiung vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$3814
🏠 One person rent
$342
$711
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$1511
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$2257
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
81
43
😀 Quality of life
83
74
🏙️ Population
2.73M
2.99M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 36% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 6046th and 3883rd ($932 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Taiwan and Kuwait, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.5 months in Kuwait City. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 389th and 1287th 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
$3.76
$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$2.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$794
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$1677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$54.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$5807
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$2705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$4.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$5.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$77.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$7012

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643

Cities near Kuwait City

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