Kuwait City vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1461
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3476
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$716
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$1240
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$207
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1981
$1212
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
43
93
😀 Quality of life
77
87
🏙️ Population
2.99M
2.35M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 55% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4189th and 6085th ($1461 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 1096th and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Taoyuan

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Kuwait City Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.5
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.26
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$5.67
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$831
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$595
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1059
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.8
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7223
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2046
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.5
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.23
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.5
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.32
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.98
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$119
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.2
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.1
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8046
$17081

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$711
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464