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Kuwait City vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Kuwait City is 34.4% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 72.3% more in Kuwait City
Groceries: pay 18.8% more in Kuwait City
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Kuwait City
Housing: pay 49.5% more in Kuwait City
Childcare: pay 62.5% less in Kuwait City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 76.5% more in Kuwait City
Clothing: pay 14.3% less in Kuwait City

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, and groceries in Kuwait City are more expensive than in Beijing. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Kuwait City. Notably, transportation and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Kuwait City.

Kuwait City vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 72.3% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Kuwait City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.76	$11.45 KWD3.510	+172.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.72	$9.48 KWD2.910	+93.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.39	$0.56 KWD0.170	+17.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$0.33 KWD0.100	+6.5%
Average			+72.3%

Beijing vs. Kuwait City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 18.8% more for groceries

	Beijing	Kuwait City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.07	$1.32 KWD0.410	-22.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.84	$2.68 KWD0.820	-64.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.99	$5.98 KWD1.840	-10.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.57	$1.95 KWD0.600	+9.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.83	$3.21 KWD0.980	+109.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.95	$1.06 KWD0.320	+7.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.44	$0.88 KWD0.270	+14.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.66	$0.77 KWD0.240	-4.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.26	$0.78 KWD0.240	+29.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.47	$0.60 KWD0.180	+72.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.92	$0.68 KWD0.210	+64.5%
Average			+18.8%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Beijing	Kuwait City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.80	$1.35 KWD0.420	-67.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥223.19	$44.15 KWD13.550	+40.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,952.02	$21,257.11 KWD6,525.510	+16.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.73	$23.71 KWD7.280	+412.5%
Average			+100.3%

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pay 49.5% more for housing

	Beijing	Kuwait City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.49	$29.07 KWD8.920	+124.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,617.06	$923.87 KWD283.610	-1.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,568.82	$704.38 KWD216.230	+39.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.81	$52.86 KWD16.230	+34.6%
Average			+49.5%

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pay 62.5% less for childcare

	Beijing	Kuwait City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,028.87	$306.59 KWD94.120	-56.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥164,449.26	$7,442.33 KWD2,284.650	-68.0%
Average			-62.5%

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pay 76.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Kuwait City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.94	$3.27 KWD1.000	+191.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.53	$5.74 KWD1.760	+97.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.76	$2.94 KWD0.900	-30.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥409.21	$108.17 KWD33.210	+87.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.52	$11.45 KWD3.510	+36.1%
Average			+76.5%

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pay 14.3% less for clothing

	Beijing	Kuwait City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥440.79	$39.65 KWD12.170	-36.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥257.35	$38.70 KWD11.880	+6.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥578.34	$85.03 KWD26.100	+4.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥746.66	$72.67 KWD22.310	-31.1%
Average			-14.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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