Kuwait City vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1454
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3423
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$741
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$1291
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$401
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2360
$1459
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
43
85
😀 Quality of life
79
83
🏙️ Population
2.99M
3.03M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 44% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4115th and 5518th ($1454 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 884th and 541st 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
$11.5
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.4
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.53
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$5.75
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$828
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$630
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1123
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.2
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.8
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8536
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.2
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.27
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.92
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.31
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.01
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.6
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.7
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.2
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$308
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7065
$19915

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$726
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$730
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$549
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$719
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$542
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$889
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$571
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$669
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$483
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$453
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$681
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$530
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$930
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$477
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$459
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$583
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$873
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$566
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$560
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$503
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$463
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1008
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$630
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$908
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$474
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1237
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1230
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1201
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$553
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$555
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$570
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$540
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$530
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$508
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$470

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650