Kuwait City vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1454
$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3423
$1608
🏠 One person rent
$741
$227
🏘️ Family rent
$1291
$387
🍽️ Food expenses
$401
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2360
$671
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
43
24
😀 Quality of life
79
45
🏙️ Population
2.99M
6.56M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 141% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4115th and 7790th ($1454 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 167th 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 Shaoyang. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 884th and 7090th 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
$11.5
$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.4
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.53
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$5.75
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$828
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$630
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1123
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.2
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.8
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8536
$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.2
$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.27
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.92
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.31
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.01
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.6
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.7
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.2
$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$308
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7065
$10279

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$726
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$564
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$634
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$622
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$543
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$571
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$527
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$569
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$571
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$595
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$592
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$487
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$537
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$750
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$568
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$612
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$546
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$511
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$595
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$765
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$547
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$618
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$766
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$572
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$548
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$818
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$593
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$587
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$660
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$534
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$596
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$590
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$897
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$574
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$558
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$599