Kuwait City vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1454
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3423
$1652
🏠 One person rent
$741
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$1291
$416
🍽️ Food expenses
$401
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2360
$648
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
43
24
😀 Quality of life
79
44
🏙️ Population
2.99M
7.82M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 143% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4115th and 7835th ($1454 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 183rd in Kuwait and China, respectively. Check Kuwait vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kuwait City compared to 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 884th and 7180th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kuwait City Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.4
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.53
$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$5.75
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$828
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$630
$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1123
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.2
$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.8
$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8536
$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.2
$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.27
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.92
$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.31
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.01
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.6
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.7
$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.2
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$308
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7065
$17107

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$549
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$719
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$542
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$889
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$571
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$669
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$483
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$453
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$681
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$530
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$930
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$477
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$459
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$583
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$873
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$566
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$560
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$503
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$463
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1008
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$630
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$908
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$474
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1237
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1230
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1201
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$553
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$555
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$570
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$540
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$530
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$508
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$470

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$570
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$807
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$570
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$572
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$478
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$564
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$582
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$567
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$563
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$563
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$499
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$582
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$558
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$585
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$595
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$507
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$517
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$522
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$553
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$553
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$530
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$506
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$504
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$502
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$527
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$523
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$511
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$518
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$513
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$567
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$484
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$580
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$547
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$516
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$509
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$544
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$538
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$517