Kuwait City vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1457
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3814
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$711
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$1511
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$391
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$220
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2257
$1789
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
43
95
😀 Quality of life
74
86
🏙️ Population
2.99M
2.6M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 26% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 3883rd and 4715th ($1457 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 Taipei. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 1287th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Taipei

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Kuwait City Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.81
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.5
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.21
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.9
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$794
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$612
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1677
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1368
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.8
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5807
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2705
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.3
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.6
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.63
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.01
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.4
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.51
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.5
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.2
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$467
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7012
$18424

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73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$716
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$713
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$557
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$705
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$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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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605