Kuwait City vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kuwait City	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1457	$775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3814	$2025
🏠 One person rent	$711	$391
🏘️ Family rent	$1511	$679
🍽️ Food expenses	$391	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2257	$679
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	43	24
😀 Quality of life	74	38
🏙️ Population	2.99M	7.82M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 88% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 3883rd and 6542nd ($1457 vs $775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd in Kuwait and China, respectively. Check Kuwait vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kuwait City compared to 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Shangqiu ranked 316th in China, while ranked 1287th and 7163rd 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	$9.81	$4.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.5	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.21	$5.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.9	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$794	$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$612	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1677	$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1368	$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.8	$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.4	$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.71%	4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5807	$3237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2705	$2037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.3	$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.6	$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.34	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.04	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.63	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.01	$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.4	$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.51	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$114	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.5	$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.64	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7012	$18304

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Cities near Kuwait City

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
82 km or 51 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
82 km or 51 mi	Al-Faw	$713
112 km or 69 mi	Abadan	$557
116 km or 72 mi	Az Zubayr	$705
119 km or 74 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
125 km or 78 mi	Basra	$879
176 km or 110 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
226 km or 141 mi	Ahvaz	$588
250 km or 155 mi	Nasiriyah	$665
257 km or 159 mi	Behbahan	$507
281 km or 174 mi	Bushehr	$548
285 km or 177 mi	Amarah	$680
308 km or 192 mi	Shushtar	$559
311 km or 193 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$547
312 km or 194 mi	Jubail	$928
314 km or 195 mi	Borazjan	$541
328 km or 204 mi	Izeh	$490
337 km or 209 mi	Samawah	$586
337 km or 209 mi	Qatif	$878
337 km or 210 mi	Dezful	$588
344 km or 214 mi	Andimeshk	$583
356 km or 221 mi	Kazerun	$537
375 km or 233 mi	Yasuj	$489
388 km or 241 mi	Dammam	$989
405 km or 252 mi	Kut	$631
406 km or 252 mi	Dhahran	$870
412 km or 256 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$495
428 km or 266 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$370
435 km or 270 mi	Manama	$1267
436 km or 271 mi	Isa Town	$1226
441 km or 274 mi	Riffa	$1218
442 km or 275 mi	Shiraz	$558
452 km or 281 mi	Kufa	$566
456 km or 284 mi	Najaf	$585
456 km or 284 mi	Khorramabad	$559
468 km or 291 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
469 km or 292 mi	Marvdasht	$546
470 km or 292 mi	Dorud	$518
473 km or 294 mi	Shahreza	$527

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$633
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1433
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$613
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$819
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$623
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$688
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$599
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$598
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$619
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$670
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$528
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$639
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$630
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$826
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$673
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$610
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$568
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$559
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$612
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$620
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$623
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$586
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$522
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$588
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$648
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$571
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$565
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$541
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$531
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$612
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$602
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$659
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$593
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$538
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$524
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$611
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$587
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$580
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$502
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$542