Cost of living comparison

Kuwait City, Kuwait

compared to

Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok vs. Kuwait City Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 21.1% more expensive than Kuwait City.

Restaurants: pay 34.0% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 49.8% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 78.5% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 17.6% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 63.1% more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.1% less in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Kuwait City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 34.0% less for restaurants

	Kuwait City	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.75 KWD2.990	$2.91 THB97.61	-70.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.13 KWD2.500	$5.83 THB195.22	-28.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 KWD0.200	$0.62 THB20.63	-7.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 KWD0.130	$0.29 THB9.78	-30.0%
Average			-34.0%

Kuwait City vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 49.8% more for groceries

	Kuwait City	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 KWD0.310	$1.52 THB51.01	+51.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.63 KWD0.810	$11.74 THB393.39	+346.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.77 KWD1.770	$7.32 THB245.24	+26.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 KWD0.720	$2.27 THB76.14	-3.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KWD0.900	$1.31 THB44.05	-54.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.05 KWD0.320	$1.47 THB49.30	+39.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 KWD0.260	$0.73 THB24.34	-13.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 KWD0.240	$1.04 THB34.69	+34.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 KWD0.220	$0.80 THB26.96	+12.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KWD0.150	$0.71 THB23.88	+44.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.38 KWD0.120	$0.62 THB20.86	+63.3%
Average			+49.8%

Kuwait City vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 78.5% more for transportation

	Kuwait City	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.28 KWD0.390	$4.47 THB149.63	+247.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.77 KWD14.970	$39.32 THB1,317.74	-19.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,111.30 KWD6,787.350	$55,345.18 THB1,854,601.90	+150.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.26 KWD8.980	$10.34 THB346.52	-64.7%
Average			+78.5%

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pay 17.6% less for housing

	Kuwait City	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.66 KWD8.180	$15.36 THB514.71	-42.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$879.86 KWD270.080	$571.31 THB19,144.28	-35.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$681.04 KWD209.050	$301.88 THB10,116.01	-55.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.34 KWD12.690	$67.33 THB2,256.24	+62.9%
Average			-17.6%

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pay 63.1% more for childcare

	Kuwait City	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$464.57 KWD142.600	$632.63 THB21,199.37	+36.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,942.30 KWD2,131.030	$13,191.37 THB442,039.11	+90.0%
Average			+63.1%

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pay 13.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Kuwait City	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.63 KWD0.500	$2.33 THB78.09	+43.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.99 KWD1.840	$2.58 THB86.58	-56.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.09 KWD0.950	$4.20 THB140.80	+36.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$113.29 KWD34.780	$54.58 THB1,828.90	-51.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.38 KWD3.490	$7.28 THB244.03	-36.0%
Average			-13.1%

Kuwait City vs. Bangkok - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Kuwait City	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.27 KWD12.980	$55.27 THB1,852.02	+30.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.44 KWD15.790	$34.84 THB1,167.44	-32.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.02 KWD28.550	$97.10 THB3,253.66	+4.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.84 KWD29.110	$92.12 THB3,086.94	-2.9%

Kuwait City vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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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: March 2025

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