Kuwait City vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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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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$716
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$1268
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$713
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$557
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$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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$455
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$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
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$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