Kuwait City vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1454
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3423
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$741
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$1291
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$401
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2360
$1051
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
43
93
😀 Quality of life
79
84
🏙️ Population
2.99M
2.33M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 54% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4115th and 5995th ($1454 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 884th and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kuwait City Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.4
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.53
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$5.75
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$828
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$630
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1123
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.2
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.8
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8536
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.2
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.27
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.92
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.31
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.01
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.6
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.7
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.2
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$308
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7065
$14970

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$726
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$1283
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$730
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$549
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$719
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$542
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$889
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$571
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$669
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$483
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$453
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$681
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$530
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$930
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$477
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$459
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$583
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$873
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$566
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$560
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$503
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$463
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1008
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$630
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$908
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$474
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1237
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1230
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1201
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$553
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$555
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$570
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$540
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$530
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$508
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$470

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$868
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451