Kuwait City vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1457
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3814
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$711
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$1511
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$391
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$220
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2257
$1368
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
43
84
😀 Quality of life
74
80
🏙️ Population
2.99M
3.03M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 56% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 3883rd and 6052nd ($1457 vs $931) 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 1.5 months in Kuwait City compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 1287th and 496th 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
$9.81
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.5
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.21
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$5.9
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$794
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$612
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1677
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1368
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.8
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5807
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2705
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.3
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.6
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.63
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.01
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.4
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.51
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.5
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.2
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$467
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7012
$13638

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$716
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$713
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$557
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$705
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$552
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$879
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$588
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$665
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$507
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$548
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$559
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$928
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$541
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$490
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$586
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$878
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$588
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$583
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$537
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$489
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$989
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$631
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$870
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$370
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1267
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1226
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1218
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$558
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$566
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$585
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$559
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$546
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$518
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$527

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716