Kuwait City vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1424
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3690
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$725
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$1524
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2222
$1361
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
43
84
😀 Quality of life
73
83
🏙️ Population
2.99M
3.03M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 43% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 3697th and 5356th ($1424 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Kuwait and Taiwan, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kuwait City compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 1759th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Taichung

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Kuwait City Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.22
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.3
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.21
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1816
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1353
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.17%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6427
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3038
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.54
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$120
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$531
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6644
$13893

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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
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721