Kuwait City vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kuwait City	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1461	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3476	$2644
🏠 One person rent	$716	$573
🏘️ Family rent	$1240	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$406	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$207	$34.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1981	$801
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	43	8
😀 Quality of life	77	56
🏙️ Population	2.99M	77.6K

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 38% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 4189th and 5233rd ($1461 vs $1059) 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 0.8 months in Phuket. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Phuket ranked 8th in Thailand, while ranked 1096th and 6325th 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	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.5	$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.26	$9.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.24	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$5.67	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$831	$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$595	$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1474	$1154
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1059	$805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.8	$70.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.2	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.9	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7223	$4350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2046	$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.36	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.23	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.33	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.5	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.32	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.98	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$119	$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.2	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$68
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.1	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$341	$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8046	$16566

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Cities near Kuwait City

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi	Umm Qasr	$711
82 km or 51 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
82 km or 51 mi	Al-Faw	$707
112 km or 69 mi	Abadan	$556
116 km or 72 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
119 km or 74 mi	Khorramshahr	$551
125 km or 78 mi	Basra	$861
176 km or 110 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
226 km or 141 mi	Ahvaz	$571
250 km or 155 mi	Nasiriyah	$664
257 km or 159 mi	Behbahan	$492
281 km or 174 mi	Bushehr	$465
285 km or 177 mi	Amarah	$680
308 km or 192 mi	Shushtar	$546
311 km or 193 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$529
312 km or 194 mi	Jubail	$928
314 km or 195 mi	Borazjan	$489
328 km or 204 mi	Izeh	$476
337 km or 209 mi	Samawah	$581
337 km or 209 mi	Qatif	$823
337 km or 210 mi	Dezful	$574
344 km or 214 mi	Andimeshk	$569
356 km or 221 mi	Kazerun	$523
375 km or 233 mi	Yasuj	$487
388 km or 241 mi	Dammam	$1037
405 km or 252 mi	Kut	$627
406 km or 252 mi	Dhahran	$931
412 km or 256 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$475
428 km or 266 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$364
435 km or 270 mi	Manama	$1309
436 km or 271 mi	Isa Town	$1192
441 km or 274 mi	Riffa	$1109
442 km or 275 mi	Shiraz	$565
452 km or 281 mi	Kufa	$554
456 km or 284 mi	Najaf	$570
456 km or 284 mi	Khorramabad	$546
468 km or 291 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
469 km or 292 mi	Marvdasht	$547
470 km or 292 mi	Dorud	$513
473 km or 294 mi	Shahreza	$479

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$808
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$891
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$846
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$612
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$790
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$634
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$622
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$782
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$628
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$845
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$564
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$438
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$663
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$792
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$740
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$451
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$572
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$696
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$461
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$458
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$562
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$784
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$846
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$874
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$762
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$750
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$763
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981