Kaohsiung vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1002
$1454
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2658
$3423
🏠 One person rent
$370
$741
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$1291
🍽️ Food expenses
$420
$401
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.9
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1313
$2360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
80
43
😀 Quality of life
85
79
🏙️ Population
2.73M
2.99M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 31% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 5567th and 4115th ($1002 vs $1454) 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 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.6 months in Kuwait City. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 461st and 884th 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
$3.91
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.18
$9.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$3.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$418
$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$630
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$739
$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$480
$1123
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.5
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.46%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4822
$8536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3194
$1767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.7
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.56
$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.66
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.93
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$3.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.56
$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$3.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.2
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12260
$7065

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$894
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$854
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$914
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$894
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$894
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$914
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$1006
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$695
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$993
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$868
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$802
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$901
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1135
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$615
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$707
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$621
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1030
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$634
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$681
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$454
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$628
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$451
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$579
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$697
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1078
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$628
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$669
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$616
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$671
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$941
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$700
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$415
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$766
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$753
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$608
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$600

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