Kuwait City vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kuwait City	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1457	$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3814	$1009
🏠 One person rent	$711	$122
🏘️ Family rent	$1511	$227
🍽️ Food expenses	$391	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2257	$570
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	43	5
😀 Quality of life	74	50
🏙️ Population	2.99M	115K

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 277% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 3883rd and 9013th ($1457 vs $387) 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 1.5 months in Kuwait City compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 1287th and 6232nd 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	$9.81	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.5	$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.21	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$6.45
☕ Cappuccino	$5.9	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$794	$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$612	$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1677	$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1368	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.8	$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.4	$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.71%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5807	$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2705	$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.3	$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.6	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.34	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.04	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.63	$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.01	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.4	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.51	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$114	$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.5	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.64	$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7012	$691

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Cities near Kuwait City

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
82 km or 51 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
82 km or 51 mi	Al-Faw	$713
112 km or 69 mi	Abadan	$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

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$455
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$314
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$293
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$930
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$331
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$312
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$370
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$339
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$359
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$311
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$997
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$303
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$282
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$390
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$311
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$256
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$297
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$268
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$279
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$296
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$321
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$309
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$271
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$443
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$428
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$380
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$301
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$294
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$311
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$335
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$290
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$307
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$356
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$288
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$273
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$284