Kuwait City vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kuwait City	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1437	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3460	$2467
🏠 One person rent	$686	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$1204	$956
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$223	$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2078	$512
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	43	8
😀 Quality of life	77	55
🏙️ Population	2.99M	77.6K

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 42% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 4191st and 5497th ($1437 vs $1010) 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 1.4 months in Kuwait City compared to 0.5 months in Phuket. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Phuket ranked 9th in Thailand, while ranked 1006th and 6330th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Phuket

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	Kuwait City	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$40.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.92	$9.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$5.85	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.72	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$828	$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$562	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$1157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1008	$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.3	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62	$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.2	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6113	$3728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2371	$2603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.4	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.6	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.35	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$19.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.23	$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.74	$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.23	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.56	$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.32	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.97	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$124	$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.6	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.5	$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$303	$565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9163	$13979

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Cities near Kuwait City

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi	Umm Qasr	$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

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$784
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$836
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$806
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$582
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$788
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$747
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$616
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$588
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$735
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$592
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$545
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$429
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$762
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$720
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$439
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$555
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$677
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$453
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$449
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$567
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$787
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$809
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$839
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$743
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$741
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$718
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$992