Kuwait City vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kuwait City	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1393	$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3599	$1047
🏠 One person rent	$698	$145
🏘️ Family rent	$1494	$225
🍽️ Food expenses	$357	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$207	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2507	$550
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	43	5
😀 Quality of life	75	34
🏙️ Population	2.99M	115K

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 230% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 3893rd and 8915th ($1393 vs $422) 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 1.8 months in Kuwait City compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 1114th and 7592nd 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	$9.69	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.2	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.17	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.73	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$786	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$597	$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1716	$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1333	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.12%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6776	$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2989	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.3	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.3	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.34	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.18	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.63	$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.93	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.28	$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.33	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.93	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$119	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.7	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.02	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.7	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.1	$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$398	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6378	$666

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kuwait City

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
82 km or 51 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
82 km or 51 mi	Al-Faw	$736
112 km or 69 mi	Abadan	$547
116 km or 72 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
119 km or 74 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
125 km or 78 mi	Basra	$904
176 km or 110 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
226 km or 141 mi	Ahvaz	$597
250 km or 155 mi	Nasiriyah	$672
257 km or 159 mi	Behbahan	$536
281 km or 174 mi	Bushehr	$551
285 km or 177 mi	Amarah	$683
308 km or 192 mi	Shushtar	$562
311 km or 193 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552
312 km or 194 mi	Jubail	$901
314 km or 195 mi	Borazjan	$546
328 km or 204 mi	Izeh	$525
337 km or 209 mi	Samawah	$582
337 km or 209 mi	Qatif	$897
337 km or 210 mi	Dezful	$583
344 km or 214 mi	Andimeshk	$577
356 km or 221 mi	Kazerun	$557
375 km or 233 mi	Yasuj	$529
388 km or 241 mi	Dammam	$1056
405 km or 252 mi	Kut	$626
406 km or 252 mi	Dhahran	$1068
412 km or 256 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$467
428 km or 266 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$397
435 km or 270 mi	Manama	$1280
436 km or 271 mi	Isa Town	$1243
441 km or 274 mi	Riffa	$1223
442 km or 275 mi	Shiraz	$589
452 km or 281 mi	Kufa	$570
456 km or 284 mi	Najaf	$587
456 km or 284 mi	Khorramabad	$554
468 km or 291 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
469 km or 292 mi	Marvdasht	$563
470 km or 292 mi	Dorud	$513
473 km or 294 mi	Shahreza	$502

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$459
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$312
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$296
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$296
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$900
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$317
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$309
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$342
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$323
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$335
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$307
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$963
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$300
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$280
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$408
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$308
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$264
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$292
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$282
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$305
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$292
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$304
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$295
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$419
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$341
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$430
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$367
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$309
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$294
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$321
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$289
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$294
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$316
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$292
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$299
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$300