Kuwait City vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1461
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3476
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$716
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$1240
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$207
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1981
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
43
99
😀 Quality of life
77
75
🏙️ Population
2.99M
24.9M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 30% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4189th and 4971st ($1461 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Kuwait and China, respectively. Check Kuwait vs China 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 Shanghai. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 1096th and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Shanghai

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Kuwait City Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.5
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.26
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$5.67
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$831
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$595
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1059
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.8
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7223
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2046
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.5
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.23
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.5
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.32
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.98
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$119
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.2
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.1
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8046
$27781

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765