Kuwait City vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kuwait City	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1454	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3423	$1953
🏠 One person rent	$741	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$1291	$414
🍽️ Food expenses	$401	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2360	$767
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	43	20
😀 Quality of life	79	46
🏙️ Population	2.99M	6.44M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 124% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 4115th and 7433rd ($1454 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 94th 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Shangrao ranked 207th in China, while ranked 884th and 6933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Shangrao

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	Kuwait City	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.5	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.53	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.25	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.75	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.56	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$828	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1123	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.2	$26.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.8	$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8536	$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1767	$2245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.2	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$5.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.36	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.27	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.92	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.33	$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.52	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.31	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.01	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.6	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$5.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.2	$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$308	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7065	$28686

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Cities near Kuwait City

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
82 km or 51 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
82 km or 51 mi	Al-Faw	$730
112 km or 69 mi	Abadan	$549
116 km or 72 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
119 km or 74 mi	Khorramshahr	$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
473 km or 294 mi	Shahreza	$470

Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$578
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$600
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$586
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$604
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$436
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$620
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$589
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$586
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$696
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$671
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$526
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$672
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$604
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$532
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$616
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$628
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$617
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$637
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$753
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$700
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$629
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$567
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$598
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$659
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$826
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$628
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$592
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$642
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$593
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$740
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$666
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$672
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$660
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$677
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$631
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$638
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$671
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$634
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$618
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$620