Kuwait City vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1437
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3460
$1689
🏠 One person rent
$686
$247
🏘️ Family rent
$1204
$424
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$223
$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2078
$719
😷 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 135% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4191st and 7879th ($1437 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 222nd 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 1.2 months in Shangqiu. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Shangqiu ranked 350th in China, while ranked 1006th and 7390th 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
$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.92
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.23
$0.95
☕ Cappuccino
$5.85
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$828
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$562
$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1529
$424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1008
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.3
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$7.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6113
$2811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2371
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.4
$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$30.6
$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.35
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.23
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.74
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.56
$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.32
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.97
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$124
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.6
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.5
$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9163
$19212

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$694
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$509
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$861
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$548
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$655
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$469
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$454
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$496
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$917
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$457
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$452
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$573
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$778
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$517
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$514
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$471
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$459
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1059
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$621
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$965
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1340
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1218
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1062
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$505
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$556
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$573
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$484
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$485
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$469
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$451

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Distance City Cost of living
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$588
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$811
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$595
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$555
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$457
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$575
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$610
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$583
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$567
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$565
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$531
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$605
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$585
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$589
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$613
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$487
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$504
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$514
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$519
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$573
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$557
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$491
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$523
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$484
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$533
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$516
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$502
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$520
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$520
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$590
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$507
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$599
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$562
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$508
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$523
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$533
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$521
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$560
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$492
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$522