Kuwait City vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1424
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3690
$1601
🏠 One person rent
$725
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$1524
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2222
$720
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
43
24
😀 Quality of life
73
43
🏙️ Population
2.99M
6.56M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 147% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 3697th and 7871st ($1424 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 396th 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 Shaoyang. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Shaoyang ranked 236th in China, while ranked 1759th and 6810th 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
$8.22
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.3
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.21
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1816
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1353
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.17%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6427
$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3038
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.54
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$120
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95
$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$531
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6644
$11076

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$708
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$1256
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$710
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$543
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$698
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$540
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$875
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$559
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$671
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$541
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$646
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$549
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$910
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$621
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$522
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$594
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$868
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$577
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$568
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$606
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$561
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1005
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$637
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$959
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1375
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1327
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1285
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$606
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$559
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$569
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$550
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$604
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$511
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$531

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$554
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$570
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$584
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$530
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$549
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$585
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$578
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$555
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$575
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$585
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$533
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$579
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$565
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$548
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$752
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$584
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$573
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$525
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$558
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$604
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$774
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$574
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$587
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$785
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$580
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$856
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$581
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$602
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$613
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$574
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$609
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$812
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$596
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$599
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$577
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$586