Kuwait City vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1424
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3690
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$725
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$1524
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2222
$1524
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
43
96
😀 Quality of life
73
80
🏙️ Population
2.99M
17.5M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 52% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 3697th and 5744th ($1424 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 1759th and 460th 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
$8.22
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.3
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.21
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1816
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1353
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.17%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6427
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3038
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.54
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$120
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$531
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6644
$24305

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Distance City Cost of living
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$708
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584