Kuwait City vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1437
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3460
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$686
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$1204
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$223
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2078
$1351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
43
65
😀 Quality of life
77
74
🏙️ Population
2.99M
12.7M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 80% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4191st and 6776th ($1437 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th 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 1.7 months in Suzhou. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 1006th and 2020th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Suzhou

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Kuwait City Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.92
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.23
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$5.85
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$828
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$562
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1529
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1008
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.3
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6113
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2371
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.4
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$30.6
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.35
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.23
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.74
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.56
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.32
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.97
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$124
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.6
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.5
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9163
$20341

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$708
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$1247
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$703
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$522
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$694
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$509
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$861
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$548
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$655
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$469
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$454
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$496
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$917
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$457
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$452
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$573
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$778
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$517
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$514
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$471
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$459
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1059
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$621
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$965
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1340
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1218
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1062
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$505
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$556
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$573
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$484
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$485
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$469
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$451

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635