Kuwait City vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1457
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3814
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$711
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$1511
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$391
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$220
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2257
$1649
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
43
96
😀 Quality of life
74
79
🏙️ Population
2.99M
17.7M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 52% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 3883rd and 5948th ($1457 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th in Kuwait and China, respectively. Check Kuwait vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kuwait City compared to 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 1287th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Shenzhen

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Kuwait City Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.81
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.5
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.21
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$5.9
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$794
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$612
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1677
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1368
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.8
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5807
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2705
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.3
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.6
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.63
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.01
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.4
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.51
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.5
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.2
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$467
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7012
$24117

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$716
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$1268
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$713
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$557
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$705
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$552
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$879
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$588
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$665
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$507
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$548
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$559
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$928
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$541
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$490
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$586
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$878
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$588
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$583
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$537
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$489
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$989
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$631
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$870
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$370
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1267
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1226
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1218
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$558
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$566
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$585
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$559
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$546
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$518
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$527

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618