Kuwait City vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1454
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3423
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$741
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$1291
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$401
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2360
$969
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
43
96
😀 Quality of life
79
78
🏙️ Population
2.99M
17.5M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 66% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4115th and 6334th ($1454 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 884th and 1094th 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
$11.5
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.4
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.53
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$5.75
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$828
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$630
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1123
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.2
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.8
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8536
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.2
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.27
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.92
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.31
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.01
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.6
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.7
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.2
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$308
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7065
$22402

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$726
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$1283
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$730
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$549
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$719
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$542
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$889
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$571
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$669
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$483
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$453
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$681
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$530
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$930
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$477
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$459
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$583
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$873
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$566
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$560
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$503
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$463
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1008
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$630
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$908
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$474
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1237
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1230
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1201
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$553
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$555
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$570
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$540
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$530
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$508
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$470

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634