Kuwait City vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1461
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3476
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$716
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$1240
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$207
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1981
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
43
85
😀 Quality of life
77
86
🏙️ Population
2.99M
2.87M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 53% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4189th and 5984th ($1461 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Kuwait and Taiwan, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kuwait City compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 1096th and 409th 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
$12.9
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.5
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.26
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$5.67
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$831
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$595
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1059
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.8
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7223
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2046
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.5
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.23
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.5
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.32
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.98
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$119
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.2
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.1
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8046
$17495

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$711
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$707
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$556
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$698
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$551
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$861
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$571
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$664
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$492
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$465
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$546
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$928
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$489
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$476
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$581
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$823
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$574
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$569
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$523
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$487
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1037
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$627
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$931
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1309
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1192
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1109
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$565
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$554
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$570
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$546
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$547
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$513
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$479

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665