Kuwait City vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1437
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3460
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$686
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$1204
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$223
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2078
$1536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
43
93
😀 Quality of life
77
89
🏙️ Population
2.99M
2.36M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 45% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4191st and 5651st ($1437 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 Taoyuan. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 1006th and 245th 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
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.92
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.23
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$5.85
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$828
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$562
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1529
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1008
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.3
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6113
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2371
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.4
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$30.6
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.35
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.23
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.74
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.56
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.32
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.97
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$124
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.6
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.5
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9163
$19490

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$708
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$1247
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$703
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$522
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$694
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$509
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$861
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$548
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$655
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$469
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$454
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$496
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$917
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$457
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$452
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$573
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$778
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$517
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$514
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$471
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$459
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1059
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$621
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$965
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1340
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1218
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1062
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$505
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$556
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$573
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$484
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$485
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$469
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$451

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473