Kuwait City vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1461
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3476
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$716
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$1240
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$207
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1981
$1446
😷 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 61% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4189th and 6264th ($1461 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 1.6 months in Tainan. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 1096th and 2963rd 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
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.5
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.26
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$5.67
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$831
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$595
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1059
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.8
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7223
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2046
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.5
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.23
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.5
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.32
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.98
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$119
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.2
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.1
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8046
$5587

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$711
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$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
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697