Cost of living comparison
Kuwait City is 14.9% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 29.5% more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
THB107.96
|
$6.52
KWD2.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
THB215.93
|
$6.52
KWD2.000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
THB20.83
|
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
THB11.79
|
$0.31
KWD0.100
|
|
pay 15.5% less for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
THB68.06
|
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
THB317.02
|
$2.31
KWD0.710
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB241.14
|
$5.62
KWD1.720
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
THB73.77
|
$2.07
KWD0.640
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
THB53.26
|
$2.40
KWD0.740
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
THB49.77
|
$0.99
KWD0.310
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.18
|
$0.88
KWD0.270
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
THB32.98
|
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB26.82
|
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB26.64
|
$0.46
KWD0.140
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB22.92
|
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 20.1% more for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
THB163.11
|
$1.39
KWD0.430
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
THB1,403.51
|
$48.89
KWD15.010
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
THB2,159,251.69
|
$22,165.00
KWD6,806.160
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
THB387.59
|
$30.15
KWD9.260
|
|
pay 52.5% more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
THB575.47
|
$31.51
KWD9.680
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
THB24,106.91
|
$928.97
KWD285.260
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
THB11,478.96
|
$671.91
KWD206.320
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
THB2,225.78
|
$33.55
KWD10.300
|
|
pay 36.8% less for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
THB20,570.10
|
$414.85
KWD127.390
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
THB493,496.97
|
$7,112.82
KWD2,184.120
|
|
pay 49.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
THB86.37
|
$2.44
KWD0.750
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
THB84.19
|
$5.06
KWD1.550
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
THB161.94
|
$2.93
KWD0.900
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
THB2,073.59
|
$120.42
KWD36.980
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
THB291.50
|
$11.41
KWD3.500
|
|
pay 5.7% more for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
THB2,188.65
|
$44.09
KWD13.540
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
THB1,481.88
|
$57.04
KWD17.520
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
THB3,561.78
|
$96.23
KWD29.550
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
THB3,729.16
|
$111.78
KWD34.330
|
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