Cost of living comparison

Bangkok, Thailand

compared to

Abu Halifa, Kuwait

Abu Halifa vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Abu Halifa is 10.6% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 53.5% more in Abu Halifa
Groceries: pay 22.5% less in Abu Halifa
Transportation: pay 17.2% more in Abu Halifa
Housing: pay 20.6% more in Abu Halifa
Childcare: pay 41.4% less in Abu Halifa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.2% more in Abu Halifa
Clothing: pay 5.7% more in Abu Halifa

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and clothing in Abu Halifa are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including childcare and groceries are lower in Abu Halifa.

Abu Halifa vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Abu Halifa instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 53.5% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Abu Halifa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.91 THB94.33	$6.50 KWD1.990	+123.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB188.67	$8.13 KWD2.490	+39.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB19.94	$0.67 KWD0.200	+8.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB9.45	$0.42 KWD0.130	+42.8%
Average			+53.5%

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pay 22.5% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Abu Halifa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB49.30	$0.98 KWD0.300	-35.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB380.18	$1.63 KWD0.500	-86.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB237.01	$5.77 KWD1.770	-21.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB73.58	$2.21 KWD0.680	-2.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB42.57	$2.92 KWD0.890	+121.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB47.65	$1.05 KWD0.320	-28.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB23.52	$0.84 KWD0.260	+15.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB33.52	$0.44 KWD0.140	-57.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB26.06	$0.29 KWD0.090	-63.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB23.07	$0.44 KWD0.140	-37.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB20.16	$0.29 KWD0.090	-52.6%
Average			-22.5%

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pay 17.2% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Abu Halifa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB144.60	$1.28 KWD0.390	-71.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,273.50	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,792,330.33	$22,111.30 KWD6,770.720	-60.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB334.88	$29.26 KWD8.960	+183.0%
Average			+17.2%

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pay 20.6% more for housing

	Bangkok	Abu Halifa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB497.43	$16.26 KWD4.980	+5.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB18,501.47	$877.95 KWD268.840	+53.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB9,776.35	$487.75 KWD149.350	+61.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,180.48	$41.34 KWD12.660	-38.6%
Average			+20.6%

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pay 41.4% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Abu Halifa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.63 THB20,487.57	$464.57 KWD142.260	-26.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB427,196.85	$5,771.70 KWD1,767.360	-56.2%
Average			-41.4%

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pay 41.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Abu Halifa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB75.47	$1.63 KWD0.500	-30.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB83.67	$5.99 KWD1.830	+131.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB136.08	$2.93 KWD0.900	-30.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,767.49	$97.55 KWD29.870	+78.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB235.83	$11.38 KWD3.480	+56.3%
Average			+41.2%

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pay 5.7% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Abu Halifa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.27 THB1,789.84	$42.27 KWD12.940	-23.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,128.24	$51.44 KWD15.750	+47.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,144.41	$93.02 KWD28.480	-4.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB2,983.29	$94.84 KWD29.040	+3.0%
Average			+5.7%

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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: June 2025

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