Kuwait City vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1461
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3476
$1657
🏠 One person rent
$716
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$1240
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$207
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1981
$688
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
43
17
😀 Quality of life
77
44
🏙️ Population
2.99M
7.82M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 143% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4189th and 7914th ($1461 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 207th 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Shangqiu ranked 334th in China, while ranked 1096th and 7360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Shangqiu

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Kuwait City Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.5
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.26
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$5.67
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$831
$233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$595
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1059
$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.8
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$58.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$8.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7223
$2751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2046
$1731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.5
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.23
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.5
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.32
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.98
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$119
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.2
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.1
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8046
$16802

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$1281
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$707
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$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
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$581
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$803
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$581
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$569
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$483
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$558
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$598
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$572
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$556
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$548
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$514
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$592
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$572
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$583
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$601
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$491
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$509
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$518
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$543
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$563
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$542
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$498
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$511
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$489
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$531
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$520
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$506
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$516
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$516
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$576
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$596
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$550
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$505
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$519
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$542
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$548
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$518