Cost of living comparison
Kuwait is 46.0% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 62.2% more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
฿76.98
|
$6.88
KWD2.120
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
฿209.15
|
$6.74
KWD2.070
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
฿24.69
|
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
฿13.09
|
$0.39
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 7.9% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
฿54.86
|
$1.03
KWD0.320
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
฿295.57
|
$2.80
KWD0.860
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
฿238.81
|
$6.31
KWD1.940
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
฿64.59
|
$2.46
KWD0.760
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
฿39.60
|
$2.30
KWD0.710
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
฿44.55
|
$0.94
KWD0.290
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
฿18.64
|
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
฿29.28
|
$0.75
KWD0.230
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
฿21.82
|
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
฿22.83
|
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
฿17.00
|
$0.48
KWD0.150
|
|
pay 42.4% more for transportation
Thailand
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
฿168.96
|
$1.36
KWD0.420
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
฿899.32
|
$46.98
KWD14.460
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
฿1,157,127.49
|
$19,349.52
KWD5,956.650
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
฿358.06
|
$27.59
KWD8.490
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Thailand
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
฿632.39
|
$34.41
KWD10.590
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
฿10,754.48
|
$792.17
KWD243.860
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
฿7,673.55
|
$675.48
KWD207.940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
฿1,828.08
|
$36.14
KWD11.130
|
|
pay 29.0% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
฿12,369.25
|
$303.70
KWD93.490
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
฿366,433.66
|
$5,062.92
KWD1,558.600
|
|
pay 83.8% more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
฿70.21
|
$3.22
KWD0.990
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
฿71.91
|
$4.48
KWD1.380
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
฿133.63
|
$2.82
KWD0.870
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
฿1,740.67
|
$105.23
KWD32.400
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
฿208.30
|
$12.22
KWD3.760
|
|
pay 36.3% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
฿1,493.80
|
$49.85
KWD15.350
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
฿999.65
|
$46.01
KWD14.160
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
฿3,033.41
|
$97.17
KWD29.910
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
฿2,414.88
|
$86.91
KWD26.750
|
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