Cost of Living Comparison Between Ahmadi and Bangkok Cost of Living Comparison Between Ahmadi and Bangkok

🙂 Solo nomad: Ahmadi is 5.6% cheaper than Bangkok without rent, and 24.7% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Ahmadi is 6.1% more expensive than Bangkok without rent, and 12.9% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.85 KWD 1.49

$3.07 ฿98.1

57.98%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$24.68 KWD 7.57

$31.02 ฿993

-20.44%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.94 KWD 2.43

$5.98 ฿191

32.78%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.49 KWD 0.77

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.65 KWD 0.51

Cappuccino

$5.57 KWD 1.71

$2.59 ฿82.7

115.06%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.47 KWD 0.15

$0.67 ฿21.4

-29.85%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.34 KWD 0.11

$0.29 ฿9.33

17.24%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.53 ฿80.9

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.97 ฿127

Milk (1 liter)

$1.3 KWD 0.4

$1.85 ฿59.3

-29.73%

White Bread (500g)

$0.84 KWD 0.26

$1.4 ฿44.9

-40.00%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.65 KWD 0.51

$1.42 ฿45.48

16.20%

Eggs

$1.34 KWD 0.41

$2.18 ฿69.7

-38.53%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.31 KWD 1.01

$18.25 ฿584

-81.86%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.86 KWD 1.49

$2.94 ฿94.1

65.31%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.51 KWD 3.22

$9.12 ฿292

15.24%

Apples (1kg)

$1.44 KWD 0.44

$3.41 ฿109

-57.77%

Banana (1kg)

$1.44 KWD 0.44

$1.71 ฿54.9

-15.79%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.16 KWD 0.36

$2.23 ฿71.4

-47.98%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.85 KWD 0.26

$1.86 ฿59.4

-54.30%

Potato (1kg)

$0.47 KWD 0.15

$1.59 ฿50.9

-70.44%

Onion (1kg)

$0.47 KWD 0.14

$1.49 ฿47.7

-68.46%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.29 KWD 0.4

$1.34 ฿42.99

-3.73%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.46 KWD 0.14

$0.49 ฿15.7

-6.12%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$3.35 KWD 1.03

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.01 KWD 0.31

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.4 KWD 0.43

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.99 KWD 0.92

$4.46 ฿143

-32.96%

Wine (Bottle)

$15.8 ฿506

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.87 ฿59.7

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.34 ฿107

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.02 KWD 0.31

$1.22 ฿38.91

-16.39%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$29.23 KWD 8.97

$37.29 ฿1,193

-21.61%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.19 KWD 0.98

$1.11 ฿35.44

187.39%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.31 KWD 1.02

$1.14 ฿36.52

190.35%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$16.51 KWD 5.06

$6.25 ฿200

164.16%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.36 KWD 0.11

$1.23 ฿39.37

-70.73%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$21.2K KWD 6,491

$37K ฿1.2M

-42.77%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$18.5K KWD 5,678

$28.5K ฿913.4K

-35.14%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$61.3 KWD 18.8

$91.9 ฿2,940

-33.29%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$16.07 KWD 4.93

$12.92 ฿413

24.38%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$26.06 KWD 7.99

$17.46 ฿559

49.26%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$131 KWD 40.14

$52.3 ฿1,674

150.18%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$48.62 KWD 14.91

$10.55 ฿338

360.85%

Cinema Ticket

$11.33 KWD 3.47

$7.82 ฿250

44.88%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$99.3 KWD 30.46

$607 ฿19.4K

-83.63%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,711 KWD 2,058

$13.5K ฿432.4K

-50.34%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$41.66 KWD 12.78

$57.1 ฿1,827

-27.01%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$42.43 KWD 13.01

$39.54 ฿1,265

7.31%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$86.4 KWD 26.49

$104 ฿3,318

-16.70%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$82.3 KWD 25.25

$94.2 ฿3,015

-12.60%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$821 KWD 252

$669 ฿21.4K

22.75%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$630 KWD 193

$327 ฿10.5K

92.45%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,945 KWD 596

$1,882 ฿60.2K

3.35%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,266 KWD 388

$847 ฿27.1K

49.57%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,108 KWD 953

$6,058 ฿193.9K

-48.70%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,512 KWD 770

$2,766 ฿88.5K

-9.21%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$4,164 KWD 1,277

$824 ฿26.4K

405.65%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.5

5.84

-22.95%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Ahmadi: December 1, 2025

Last update for Bangkok: December 1, 2025

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