Kuwait City vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1437
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3460
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$686
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$1204
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$223
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2078
$827
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
43
21
😀 Quality of life
77
46
🏙️ Population
2.99M
6.56M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 138% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4191st and 7943rd ($1437 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 1006th and 7142nd 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
$12.9
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.92
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.23
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$5.85
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$828
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$562
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1529
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1008
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.3
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6113
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2371
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.4
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$30.6
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.35
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.23
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.74
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.56
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.32
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.97
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$124
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.6
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.5
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9163
$13867

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$708
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$1247
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$703
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$522
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$694
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$509
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$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
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619