Kuwait City vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Kuwait City | Shenzhen | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Kuwait City is 52% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 3893rd and 5950th ($1393 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 1114th and 545th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 73 km or 46 mi |  Umm Qasr | |
| 82 km or 51 mi |  Al Wafrah | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | Al-Faw | |
| 112 km or 69 mi |  Abadan | |
| 116 km or 72 mi | Az Zubayr | |
| 119 km or 74 mi | Khorramshahr | |
| 125 km or 78 mi | Basra | |
| 176 km or 110 mi | Bandar-e Mahshahr | |
| 226 km or 141 mi | Ahvaz | |
| 250 km or 155 mi | Nasiriyah | |
| 257 km or 159 mi | Behbahan | |
| 281 km or 174 mi | Bushehr | |
| 285 km or 177 mi | Amarah | |
| 308 km or 192 mi | Shushtar | |
| 311 km or 193 mi | Masjed Soleyman | |
| 312 km or 194 mi |  Jubail | |
| 314 km or 195 mi | Borazjan | |
| 328 km or 204 mi | Izeh | |
| 337 km or 209 mi | Samawah | |
| 337 km or 209 mi | Qatif | |
| 337 km or 210 mi | Dezful | |
| 344 km or 214 mi | Andimeshk | |
| 356 km or 221 mi | Kazerun | |
| 375 km or 233 mi | Yasuj | |
| 388 km or 241 mi | Dammam | |
| 405 km or 252 mi | Kut | |
| 406 km or 252 mi | Dhahran | |
| 412 km or 256 mi | Al Diwaniyah | |
| 428 km or 266 mi | Shahr-e Kord | |
| 435 km or 270 mi |  Manama | |
| 436 km or 271 mi | Isa Town | |
| 441 km or 274 mi | Riffa | |
| 442 km or 275 mi | Shiraz | |
| 452 km or 281 mi | Kufa | |
| 456 km or 284 mi | Najaf | |
| 456 km or 284 mi | Khorramabad | |
| 468 km or 291 mi | Al-Mubarraz | |
| 469 km or 292 mi | Marvdasht | |
| 470 km or 292 mi | Dorud | |
| 473 km or 294 mi | Shahreza |
Cities near Shenzhen
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 28 km or 17 mi |  Kowloon | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Hong Kong | |
| 58 km or 36 mi | Zhuhai | |
| 65 km or 40 mi | Dongguan | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Macau | |
| 72 km or 45 mi | Zhongshan | |
| 74 km or 46 mi | Huizhou | |
| 100 km or 62 mi | Jiangmen | |
| 105 km or 65 mi | Guangzhou | |
| 112 km or 69 mi | Foshan | |
| 134 km or 83 mi | Shanwei | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Kaiping | |
| 150 km or 93 mi | Heyuan | |
| 164 km or 102 mi | Qingyuan | |
| 174 km or 108 mi | Zhaoqing | |
| 212 km or 131 mi | Yunfu | |
| 228 km or 142 mi | Yangjiang | |
| 233 km or 145 mi | Puning | |
| 256 km or 159 mi | Shaoguan | |
| 262 km or 163 mi | Jieyang | |
| 286 km or 178 mi | Shantou | |
| 288 km or 179 mi | Meizhou | |
| 292 km or 182 mi | Chaozhou | |
| 299 km or 186 mi | Wuzhou | |
| 303 km or 188 mi | Lianzhou | |
| 330 km or 205 mi | Hezhou | |
| 337 km or 209 mi | Gaozhou | |
| 337 km or 210 mi | Maoming | |
| 377 km or 234 mi | Ganzhou | |
| 378 km or 235 mi | Chenzhou | |
| 401 km or 249 mi | Yulin | |
| 405 km or 252 mi | Zhanjiang | |
| 415 km or 258 mi | Longyan | |
| 428 km or 266 mi | Zhangzhou | |
| 460 km or 286 mi | Guigang | |
| 464 km or 288 mi | Xiamen | |
| 477 km or 297 mi | Haikou | |
| 485 km or 301 mi |  Kinmen | |
| 489 km or 304 mi | Guilin | |
| 502 km or 312 mi | Yongzhou |