Cost of living comparison
Kuwait City is 60.1% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 68.9% more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB81.59
|
$8.14
KWD2.500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB199.84
|
$7.16
KWD2.200
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB22.77
|
$0.54
KWD0.170
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.62
|
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
|
pay 10.4% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB49.73
|
$0.95
KWD0.290
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB288.02
|
$2.53
KWD0.780
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB216.73
|
$5.90
KWD1.810
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB69.40
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB38.79
|
$2.73
KWD0.840
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB43.03
|
$1.06
KWD0.330
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB17.46
|
$0.85
KWD0.260
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.55
|
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB22.87
|
$0.68
KWD0.210
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.15
|
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB16.44
|
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 63.3% more for transportation
Thailand
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB153.42
|
$1.27
KWD0.390
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB798.99
|
$47.19
KWD14.470
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB888,607.24
|
$22,783.27
KWD6,986.060
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB333.77
|
$29.29
KWD8.980
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Thailand
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB571.74
|
$28.44
KWD8.720
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB14,205.14
|
$930.70
KWD285.380
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,561.89
|
$702.87
KWD215.520
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,746.22
|
$41.98
KWD12.870
|
|
pay 17.6% more for childcare
Thailand
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB11,895.39
|
$560.24
KWD171.790
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB373,943.48
|
$6,716.63
KWD2,059.530
|
|
pay 95.9% more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB67.70
|
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB65.44
|
$5.60
KWD1.720
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB127.10
|
$3.17
KWD0.970
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,686.76
|
$124.57
KWD38.200
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB197.04
|
$11.39
KWD3.490
|
|
pay 54.6% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,234.69
|
$45.57
KWD13.970
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB965.01
|
$56.69
KWD17.380
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,746.01
|
$94.97
KWD29.120
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,240.35
|
$91.63
KWD28.100
|
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