Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 32.9% more expensive than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 9.6% more for restaurants
|
Kuwait City
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
KWD3.000
|
$6.18
NT$200.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.13
KWD2.500
|
$5.01
NT$162.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
KWD0.210
|
$1.00
NT$32.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
KWD0.130
|
$0.68
NT$22.06
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Kuwait City
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
KWD0.310
|
$1.86
NT$60.36
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.63
KWD0.810
|
$8.37
NT$271.99
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
KWD1.770
|
$10.77
NT$349.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
$2.72
NT$88.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
KWD0.900
|
$4.37
NT$141.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
KWD0.320
|
$2.06
NT$66.97
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
KWD0.260
|
$1.01
NT$32.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
$1.25
NT$40.49
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
KWD0.220
|
$1.56
NT$50.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
KWD0.150
|
$1.30
NT$42.20
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$1.11
NT$36.05
|
|
pay 37.6% more for transportation
|
Kuwait City
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.28
KWD0.390
|
$3.68
NT$119.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.77
KWD14.980
|
$37.10
NT$1,204.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,111.30
KWD6,791.380
|
$34,750.62
NT$1,128,588.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.26
KWD8.990
|
$8.81
NT$286.16
|
|
pay 4.0% less for housing
|
Kuwait City
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
KWD8.190
|
$24.04
NT$780.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$879.86
KWD270.250
|
$630.95
NT$20,491.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$681.04
KWD209.180
|
$465.35
NT$15,113.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.34
KWD12.700
|
$63.62
NT$2,066.19
|
|
pay 97.2% more for childcare
|
Kuwait City
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.57
KWD142.690
|
$610.09
NT$19,813.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,942.30
KWD2,132.290
|
$18,275.33
NT$593,524.35
|
|
pay 9.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kuwait City
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
$2.63
NT$85.35
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.99
KWD1.840
|
$3.05
NT$98.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.09
KWD0.950
|
$3.71
NT$120.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.29
KWD34.800
|
$38.32
NT$1,244.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
KWD3.500
|
$9.89
NT$321.31
|
|
pay 1.5% less for clothing
|
Kuwait City
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.27
KWD12.980
|
$56.02
NT$1,819.40
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.44
KWD15.800
|
$31.15
NT$1,011.77
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.02
KWD28.570
|
$85.26
NT$2,768.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.84
KWD29.130
|
$103.43
NT$3,359.11
|
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