Kuwait City vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1457
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3814
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$711
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$1511
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$391
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$220
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2257
$1084
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
43
93
😀 Quality of life
74
83
🏙️ Population
2.99M
2.33M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 68% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 3883rd and 6227th ($1457 vs $868) 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 1.5 months in Kuwait City compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 1287th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kuwait City Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.81
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.5
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.21
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$5.9
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$794
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$612
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1677
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1368
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.8
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5807
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2705
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.3
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.6
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.63
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.01
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.4
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.51
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.5
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.2
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$467
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7012
$13630

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$716
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$1268
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$713
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$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
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$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691