Kuwait City vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kuwait City	Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1454	$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3423	$1981
🏠 One person rent	$741	$415
🏘️ Family rent	$1291	$718
🍽️ Food expenses	$401	$205
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$73.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2360	$976
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	43	29
😀 Quality of life	79	49
🏙️ Population	2.99M	6.17M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 88% more expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 4115th and 6772nd ($1454 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th in Kuwait and China, respectively. Check Kuwait vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kuwait City compared to 1.3 months in Maoming. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Maoming ranked 141st in China, while ranked 884th and 6717th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Maoming

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	Kuwait City	Maoming
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.5	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.53	$3.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.25	$1.58
☕ Cappuccino	$5.75	$2.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.56	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$828	$480
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$351
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1123	$619
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.2	$27.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$42.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.8	$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8536	$4664
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1767	$2843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.2	$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$2.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.36	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$5.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$5.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.27	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.92	$3.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.33	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.52	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.31	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.01	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.6	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$9.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$41.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.2	$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$308	$424
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7065	$16634

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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

Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$780
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$892
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$726
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$816
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$652
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$677
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$827
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$809
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$693
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$590
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$829
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$518
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$579
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$589
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1746
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$662
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$598
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$758
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$552
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$766
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$777
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$662
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$574
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$878
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2414
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$568
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$765
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$551
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$608
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$559
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$546
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$758
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$818
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$574
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$562
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$766
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$941