Kuwait City vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1424
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3690
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$725
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$1524
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2222
$1657
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
43
95
😀 Quality of life
73
87
🏙️ Population
2.99M
2.6M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 22% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 3697th and 4516th ($1424 vs $1169) 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 1.6 months in Kuwait City compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 1759th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kuwait City Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.22
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.3
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.21
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1816
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1353
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.17%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6427
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3038
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.54
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$120
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$531
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6644
$19102

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$708
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$710
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$543
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$698
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$540
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$875
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$559
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$671
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$541
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$646
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$549
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$910
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$621
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$522
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$594
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$868
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$577
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$568
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$606
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$561
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1005
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$637
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$959
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1375
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1327
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1285
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$606
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$559
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$569
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$550
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$604
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$511
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$531

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589