Kuwait City vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1461
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3476
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$716
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$1240
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$207
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1981
$776
😷 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 143% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4189th and 7929th ($1461 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 1096th and 7123rd 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
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.5
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.26
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$5.67
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$831
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$595
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1059
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.8
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7223
$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2046
$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.5
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.23
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.5
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.32
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.98
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$119
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.2
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.1
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8046
$11939

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Distance City Cost of living
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$711
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$707
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$556
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$698
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$551
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$861
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$571
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$664
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$492
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$465
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$546
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$928
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$489
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$476
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$581
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$823
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$574
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$569
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$523
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$487
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1037
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$627
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$931
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1309
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1192
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1109
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$565
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$554
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$570
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$546
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$547
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$513
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$479

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$567
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$638
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$609
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$557
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$587
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$511
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$583
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$584
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$572
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$617
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$498
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$564
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$730
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$588
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$602
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$529
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$605
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$760
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$563
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$603
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$769
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$568
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$807
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$588
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$599
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$630
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$552
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$610
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$814
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$587
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$595
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$580
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$615