Kuwait City vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1454
$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3423
$2500
🏠 One person rent
$741
$544
🏘️ Family rent
$1291
$932
🍽️ Food expenses
$401
$335
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2360
$944
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
43
7
😀 Quality of life
79
57
🏙️ Population
2.99M
77.6K

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 43% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 4115th and 5469th ($1454 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kuwait and Thailand, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kuwait City compared to 0.9 months in Phuket. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Phuket ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 884th and 6129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kuwait City Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.4
$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.53
$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$2.15
☕ Cappuccino
$5.75
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$828
$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$630
$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$1073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1123
$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.2
$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.8
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8536
$4256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$2916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.2
$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.27
$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.92
$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.31
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.01
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.6
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.7
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.2
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$308
$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7065
$14328

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$726
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$773
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$854
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$807
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$593
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$810
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$756
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$592
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$592
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$741
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$570
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$765
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$812
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$509
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$423
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$653
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$754
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$701
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$449
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$552
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$386
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$517
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$657
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$466
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$460
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$553
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$654
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$724
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$472
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$534
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$787
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$812
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$704
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$681
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$763
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$708
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$779
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$866