Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 44.1% more expensive than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 48.3% more for restaurants
Kuwait City
|
Taipei
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.52
KWD2.000
|
$5.92
NT$192.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.52
KWD2.000
|
$4.93
NT$160.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
$1.07
NT$34.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
KWD0.100
|
$0.68
NT$22.09
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Kuwait City
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
$2.01
NT$65.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.31
KWD0.710
|
$8.55
NT$277.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
KWD1.720
|
$11.77
NT$381.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
KWD0.640
|
$3.41
NT$110.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
KWD0.740
|
$4.21
NT$136.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
KWD0.310
|
$2.13
NT$68.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
KWD0.270
|
$1.02
NT$32.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
$1.28
NT$41.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
$1.63
NT$52.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
KWD0.140
|
$1.29
NT$41.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$1.15
NT$37.46
|
|
pay 36.2% more for transportation
Kuwait City
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.39
KWD0.430
|
$3.89
NT$126.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
KWD15.010
|
$42.09
NT$1,365.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,165.00
KWD6,806.160
|
$32,885.97
NT$1,066,804.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.15
KWD9.260
|
$9.21
NT$298.71
|
|
pay 4.9% more for housing
Kuwait City
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.51
KWD9.680
|
$26.10
NT$846.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$928.97
KWD285.260
|
$624.83
NT$20,269.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.91
KWD206.320
|
$417.75
NT$13,551.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.55
KWD10.300
|
$69.55
NT$2,256.07
|
|
pay 96.1% more for childcare
Kuwait City
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$414.85
KWD127.390
|
$689.69
NT$22,373.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,112.82
KWD2,184.120
|
$16,064.75
NT$521,132.36
|
|
pay 15.7% less for entertainment and sports
Kuwait City
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.44
KWD0.750
|
$2.14
NT$69.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
KWD1.550
|
$3.21
NT$104.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
KWD0.900
|
$4.28
NT$138.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$120.42
KWD36.980
|
$39.68
NT$1,287.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.41
KWD3.500
|
$10.52
NT$341.38
|
|
pay 10.3% more for clothing
Kuwait City
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.09
KWD13.540
|
$82.51
NT$2,676.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.04
KWD17.520
|
$30.23
NT$980.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.23
KWD29.550
|
$94.58
NT$3,068.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.78
KWD34.330
|
$115.17
NT$3,735.95
|
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