Kuwait City vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1437
$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3460
$2456
🏠 One person rent
$686
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$1204
$460
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$223
$94.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2078
$1386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
43
73
😀 Quality of life
77
72
🏙️ Population
2.99M
1.85M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 53% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4191st and 6014th ($1437 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 Tainan. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 1006th and 2806th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Tainan

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Kuwait City Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.92
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.23
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$5.85
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$828
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$562
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1529
$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1008
$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.3
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
2.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6113
$3086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2371
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.4
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$30.6
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.35
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.23
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.74
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.56
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.32
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.97
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$124
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.6
$65
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.5
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9163
$5481

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$703
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$522
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$694
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$509
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$861
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$548
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$655
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$469
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$454
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$496
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$917
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$457
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$452
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$573
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$778
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$517
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$514
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$471
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$459
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1059
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$621
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$965
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1340
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1218
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1062
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$505
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$556
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$573
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$484
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$485
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$469
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$451

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$971
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$904
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$884
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$844
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$868
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$874
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$942
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$687
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$921
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$889
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$989
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$892
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$792
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1123
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$643
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$648
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$729
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$979
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$673
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$679
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$612
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$474
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$473
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$705
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$600
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$672
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1039
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$682
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$640
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$689
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$954
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$717
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1042
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$774
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$777
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$617
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$638
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$686