Cost of living comparison

Bangkok, Thailand

compared to

As-salimiyah, Kuwait

As-salimiyah vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

As-salimiyah is 15.5% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 62.3% more in As-salimiyah
Groceries: pay 17.0% less in As-salimiyah
Transportation: pay 15.5% more in As-salimiyah
Housing: pay 58.9% more in As-salimiyah
Childcare: pay 50.5% less in As-salimiyah
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.4% more in As-salimiyah
Clothing: pay 0.2% more in As-salimiyah

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

As-salimiyah vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in As-salimiyah instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 62.3% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	As-salimiyah
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.91 THB97.50	$8.13 KWD2.490	+179.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB195.01	$8.13 KWD2.490	+39.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB20.61	$0.54 KWD0.170	-12.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB9.77	$0.42 KWD0.130	+42.8%
Average			+62.3%

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pay 17.0% less for groceries

	Bangkok	As-salimiyah
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB50.95	$0.85 KWD0.260	-43.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB392.96	$2.63 KWD0.800	-77.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB244.97	$5.54 KWD1.700	-24.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB76.06	$2.35 KWD0.720	+3.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB44.01	$2.65 KWD0.810	+101.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB49.25	$0.86 KWD0.260	-41.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB24.32	$0.82 KWD0.250	+13.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB34.65	$0.66 KWD0.200	-35.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB26.93	$0.71 KWD0.220	-11.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB23.85	$0.49 KWD0.150	-30.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB20.83	$0.37 KWD0.110	-40.8%
Average			-17.0%

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pay 15.5% more for transportation

	Bangkok	As-salimiyah
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB149.46	$1.15 KWD0.350	-74.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,316.30	$48.77 KWD14.930	+24.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,852,569.13	$16,258.31 KWD4,978.040	-70.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB346.14	$29.26 KWD8.960	+183.0%
Average			+15.5%

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pay 58.9% more for housing

	Bangkok	As-salimiyah
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB514.15	$26.66 KWD8.160	+73.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB19,123.29	$964.66 KWD295.360	+68.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB10,104.92	$699.11 KWD214.060	+131.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,253.76	$41.34 KWD12.660	-38.6%
Average			+58.9%

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pay 50.5% less for childcare

	Bangkok	As-salimiyah
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.63 THB21,176.14	$294.46 KWD90.160	-53.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB441,554.60	$6,909.78 KWD2,115.660	-47.6%
Average			-50.5%

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pay 39.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	As-salimiyah
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB78.00	$1.63 KWD0.500	-30.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB86.48	$4.88 KWD1.490	+88.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB140.65	$3.09 KWD0.950	-26.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,826.89	$113.81 KWD34.850	+108.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB243.76	$11.38 KWD3.480	+56.3%
Average			+39.4%

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pay 0.2% more for clothing

	Bangkok	As-salimiyah
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.27 THB1,850.00	$42.27 KWD12.940	-23.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,166.16	$51.44 KWD15.750	+47.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,250.09	$83.46 KWD25.550	-14.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB3,083.55	$83.46 KWD25.550	-9.4%
Average			+0.2%

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