Kuwait City vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1393
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$698
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$1494
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$207
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2507
$1355
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
43
84
😀 Quality of life
75
81
🏙️ Population
2.99M
3.03M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 56% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 3893rd and 6071st ($1393 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Kuwait and Taiwan, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 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 1114th and 521st 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
$9.69
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.2
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.17
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.26
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$5.73
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$786
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$597
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1716
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1333
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.12%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6776
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2989
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.3
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.79
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.63
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.28
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.57
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.33
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.93
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$119
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.7
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.1
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6378
$18658

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Distance City Cost of living
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$740
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$1210
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$736
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$547
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$723
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$544
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$904
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$597
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$672
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$536
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$551
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$683
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$562
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$552
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$901
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$546
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$525
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$582
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$897
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$583
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$577
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$557
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$529
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1056
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$626
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$1068
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$467
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$397
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1280
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1243
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1223
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$589
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$570
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$587
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$554
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$563
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$513
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$502

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671