Cost of living comparison
Kuwait is 45.6% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 63.6% more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB82.52
|
$7.87
KWD2.420
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB202.14
|
$6.84
KWD2.100
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB23.04
|
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.77
|
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
|
pay 3.8% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB50.30
|
$0.88
KWD0.270
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB291.33
|
$2.26
KWD0.700
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB219.22
|
$5.48
KWD1.680
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB70.20
|
$2.25
KWD0.690
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.24
|
$2.58
KWD0.790
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB43.52
|
$0.99
KWD0.300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB17.66
|
$0.79
KWD0.240
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.88
|
$0.72
KWD0.220
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.14
|
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.42
|
$0.51
KWD0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB16.63
|
$0.37
KWD0.110
|
|
pay 57.7% more for transportation
Thailand
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB155.18
|
$1.21
KWD0.370
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB808.16
|
$47.40
KWD14.560
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB898,809.27
|
$20,976.19
KWD6,441.120
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB337.60
|
$27.95
KWD8.580
|
|
pay 90.3% more for housing
Thailand
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB578.31
|
$27.63
KWD8.480
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB14,368.22
|
$773.68
KWD237.570
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,648.71
|
$650.71
KWD199.810
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,766.27
|
$38.06
KWD11.690
|
|
pay 18.9% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB12,031.96
|
$347.73
KWD106.780
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB378,236.70
|
$5,860.53
KWD1,799.580
|
|
pay 80.4% more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB68.47
|
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB66.19
|
$5.07
KWD1.560
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB128.56
|
$3.14
KWD0.960
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,706.12
|
$107.69
KWD33.070
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB199.30
|
$10.80
KWD3.310
|
|
pay 42.5% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,248.87
|
$42.49
KWD13.050
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB976.09
|
$50.63
KWD15.550
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,777.54
|
$90.68
KWD27.850
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,266.08
|
$84.84
KWD26.050
|
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