Kuwait City vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kuwait City	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1457	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3814	$1703
🏠 One person rent	$711	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$1511	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$391	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2257	$727
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	43	24
😀 Quality of life	74	39
🏙️ Population	2.99M	6.56M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 138% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 3883rd and 7649th ($1457 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 262nd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 1287th and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Shaoyang

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	Kuwait City	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.81	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.5	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.21	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$5.9	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$794	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$612	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1677	$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1368	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.8	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.4	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.71%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5807	$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2705	$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.3	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.6	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.34	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.04	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.63	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.01	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.4	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.51	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$114	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.5	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.64	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7012	$10066

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$570
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$600
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$618
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$611
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$558
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$599
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$603
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$595
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$611
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$582
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$497
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$746
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$596
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$594
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$538
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$552
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$623
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$783
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$566
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$611
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$592
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$573
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$852
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$590
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$612
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$628
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$580
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$605
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$614
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$813
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$607
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$619
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$581
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$610