Kuwait City vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1424
$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3690
$2965
🏠 One person rent
$725
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$1524
$1625
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$28.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2222
$545
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
43
7
😀 Quality of life
73
55
🏙️ Population
2.99M
77.6K

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 64% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 3697th and 6130th ($1424 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.6 months in Phuket. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 1759th and 5986th 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
$8.22
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.3
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.21
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$2.74
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1816
$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1353
$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$66.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.17%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6427
$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3038
$2078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.54
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$120
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$4.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$531
$672
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6644
$13219

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73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$708
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$710
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$543
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$698
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$540
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$875
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$559
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$671
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$541
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$646
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$549
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$910
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$621
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$522
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$594
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$868
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$577
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$568
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$606
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$561
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1005
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$637
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$959
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1375
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1327
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1285
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$606
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$559
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$569
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$550
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$604
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$511
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$531

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$653
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$739
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$697
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$554
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$642
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$650
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$496
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$520
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$642
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$487
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$702
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$453
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$544
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$566
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$578
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$472
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$638
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$403
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$455
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$550
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$500
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$483
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$571
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$565
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$614
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$653
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$665
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$553
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$582
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$755
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$614
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$648
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743