Kuwait City vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kuwait City	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1424	$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3690	$1081
🏠 One person rent	$725	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$1524	$242
🍽️ Food expenses	$339	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$213	$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2222	$436
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	43	5
😀 Quality of life	73	36
🏙️ Population	2.99M	79.2K

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 215% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 3697th and 8761st ($1424 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Kuwait and Bhutan, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kuwait City compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 1759th and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Thimphu

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	Kuwait City	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.22	$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.3	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.21	$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$7.06
☕ Cappuccino	$5.35	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$827	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$623	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1816	$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1353	$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.3	$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.7	$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.17%	10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6427	$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3038	$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.34	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.96	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.54	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$120	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.3	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95	$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$531	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6644	$701

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Cities near Kuwait City

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi	Umm Qasr	$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

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$476
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$343
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$325
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$337
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$1014
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$339
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$325
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$376
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$342
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$367
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$319
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$1095
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$299
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$315
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$360
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$318
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$290
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$290
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$271
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$293
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$312
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$337
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$311
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$303
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$455
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$355
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$456
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$387
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$446
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$272
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$390
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$345
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$310
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$304
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$335
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$312
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$276
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$288