Kuwait City vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1393
$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$1661
🏠 One person rent
$698
$209
🏘️ Family rent
$1494
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$207
$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2507
$709
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
43
24
😀 Quality of life
75
39
🏙️ Population
2.99M
6.56M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 135% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 3893rd and 7740th ($1393 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 263rd in Kuwait and China, respectively. Check Kuwait vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 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 1114th and 7044th 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
$9.69
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.2
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.17
$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.26
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$5.73
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$786
$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$597
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1716
$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1333
$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.12%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6776
$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2989
$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.3
$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.79
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.63
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.28
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.57
$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.33
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.93
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$119
$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.7
$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.1
$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6378
$11393

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$1210
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$736
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$547
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$723
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$544
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$904
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$597
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$672
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$536
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$551
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$683
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$562
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$552
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$901
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$546
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$525
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$582
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$897
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$583
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$577
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$557
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$529
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1056
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$626
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$1068
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$467
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$397
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1280
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1243
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1223
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$589
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$570
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$587
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$554
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$563
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$513
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$502

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$536
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$553
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$579
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$609
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$590
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$543
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$579
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$582
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$570
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$586
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$575
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$577
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$480
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$563
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$539
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$724
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$552
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$573
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$577
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$522
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$533
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$596
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$755
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$549
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$590
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$758
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$569
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$556
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$818
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$564
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$589
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$600
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$561
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$591
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$591
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$761
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$579
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$602
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$575
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$600