Cost of living comparison

Bangkok, Thailand

compared to

Kuwait City, Kuwait

Kuwait City vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Kuwait City is 22.7% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 81.4% more in Kuwait City
Groceries: pay 11.5% less in Kuwait City
Transportation: pay 18.9% more in Kuwait City
Housing: pay 53.6% more in Kuwait City
Childcare: pay 37.0% less in Kuwait City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.8% more in Kuwait City
Clothing: pay 5.7% more in Kuwait City

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing in Kuwait City are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including childcare and groceries are lower in Kuwait City. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Kuwait City.

Kuwait City vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 81.4% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Kuwait City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.91 THB94.33	$9.75 KWD2.990	+234.9%
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			+81.4%

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pay 11.5% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Kuwait City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB49.30	$1.00 KWD0.310	-34.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB380.18	$2.63 KWD0.800	-77.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB237.01	$5.77 KWD1.770	-21.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB73.58	$2.35 KWD0.720	+3.4%
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	$0.77 KWD0.230	-25.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB26.06	$0.71 KWD0.220	-11.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB23.07	$0.49 KWD0.150	-30.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB20.16	$0.38 KWD0.120	-38.8%
Average			-11.5%

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pay 18.9% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Kuwait City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB144.60	$1.28 KWD0.390	-71.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,273.50	$48.77 KWD14.940	+24.0%
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			+18.9%

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pay 53.6% more for housing

	Bangkok	Kuwait City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB497.43	$26.66 KWD8.160	+73.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB18,501.47	$879.86 KWD269.420	+54.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB9,776.35	$681.04 KWD208.540	+125.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,180.48	$41.34 KWD12.660	-38.6%
Average			+53.6%

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pay 37.0% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Kuwait City
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	$6,942.30 KWD2,125.810	-47.4%
Average			-37.0%

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pay 47.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Kuwait City
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	$3.09 KWD0.950	-26.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,767.49	$113.29 KWD34.690	+107.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB235.83	$11.38 KWD3.480	+56.3%
Average			+47.8%

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pay 5.7% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Kuwait City
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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