Kuwait City vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1437
$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3460
$2973
🏠 One person rent
$686
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$1204
$836
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$223
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2078
$1386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
43
94
😀 Quality of life
77
90
🏙️ Population
2.99M
4.04M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 28% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 4191st and 4931st ($1437 vs $1123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Kuwait and Taiwan, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kuwait City compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 1006th and 183rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs New Taipei

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Kuwait City New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.92
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.23
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$5.85
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$828
$577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$562
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1529
$1046
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1008
$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.3
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
2.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6113
$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2371
$7371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.4
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$30.6
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.35
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$4.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.23
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.74
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.56
$7.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.32
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.97
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$124
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.6
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.5
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9163
$21429

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1248
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$989
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$979
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$792
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$889
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$921
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$687
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$942
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$874
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$868
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$884
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$904
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$679
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$673
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$844
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$938
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$672
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1039
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$648
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$643
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$971
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$717
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$892
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$774
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$729
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$689
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$687
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$702
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1042
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$640
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$686
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$677
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$705
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$617
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$611
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$696
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$628
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$474
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$684
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$612