Kuwait City vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1457
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3814
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$711
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$1511
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$391
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$220
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2257
$1275
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
43
74
😀 Quality of life
74
80
🏙️ Population
2.99M
1.87M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 73% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 3883rd and 6292nd ($1457 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 Tainan. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 1287th and 499th 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
$9.81
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.5
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.21
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$5.9
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$794
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$612
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1677
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1368
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.8
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5807
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2705
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.3
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.6
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.63
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.01
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.4
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.51
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.5
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.2
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$467
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7012
$18526

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$713
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$557
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$705
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$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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$932
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$707
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$761
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$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719