Cost of Living Comparison Between Kuwait City and Keelung Cost of Living Comparison Between Kuwait City and Keelung

🙂 Solo nomad: Kuwait City is 3.4% cheaper than Keelung without rent, and 15.3% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Kuwait City is 3.7% more expensive than Keelung without rent, and 21.9% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Kuwait City
Keelung
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$9.61 KWD 2.95
$5.10 NT$162
88.43%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$82.3 KWD 25.27
$30.16 NT$956
172.91%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.80 KWD 2.70
$5.31 NT$168
65.73%
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.43 KWD 0.75
-
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.75 KWD 1.15
-
-
Cappuccino
$5.77 KWD 1.77
$3.01 NT$95.4
91.69%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.65 KWD 0.20
$1.15 NT$36.34
-43.48%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 KWD 0.11
$0.86 NT$27.27
-56.98%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$2.14 NT$67.9
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$2.82 NT$89.5
-
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Kuwait City
Keelung
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.55 KWD 0.48
$3.32 NT$105
-53.31%
White Bread (500g)
$1.25 KWD 0.38
$1.55 NT$48.99
-19.35%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.70 KWD 0.52
$1.20 NT$38.04
41.67%
Eggs
$2.10 KWD 0.64
$2.48 NT$78.5
-15.32%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$5.11 KWD 1.57
$31.60 NT$1,002
-83.83%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.67 KWD 2.05
$6.18 NT$196
7.93%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.45 KWD 3.21
$15.73 NT$499
-33.57%
Apples (1kg)
$2.45 KWD 0.75
$4.67 NT$148
-47.54%
Banana (1kg)
$1.96 KWD 0.60
$1.73 NT$54.8
13.29%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.82 KWD 0.56
$2.19 NT$69.5
-16.89%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.44 KWD 0.44
$2.99 NT$95.0
-51.84%
Potato (1kg)
$1.27 KWD 0.39
$1.27 NT$40.42
-
Onion (1kg)
$1.31 KWD 0.40
$1.94 NT$61.5
-32.47%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.68 KWD 0.51
$2.29 NT$72.6
-26.64%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.45 KWD 0.14
$1.25 NT$39.70
-64.00%
Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)
$3.21 KWD 0.99
-
-
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.05 KWD 0.32
-
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.39 KWD 0.43
-
-
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.98 KWD 0.91
$4.06 NT$129
-26.60%
Wine (Bottle)
-
$9.24 NT$293
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$1.16 NT$36.83
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$2.57 NT$81.5
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🚌 Getting Around
Kuwait City
Keelung
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.81 KWD 0.25
$0.53 NT$16.78
52.83%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$38.77 KWD 11.90
$67.7 NT$2,147
-42.75%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.29 KWD 1.01
$2.96 NT$93.7
11.15%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$3.33 KWD 1.02
$1.22 NT$38.78
172.95%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$16.13 KWD 4.95
$10.20 NT$323
58.14%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.34 KWD 0.10
$1.05 NT$33.34
-67.62%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$21.0K KWD 6,457
$34.2K NT$1.1M
-38.58%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$19.5K KWD 5,985
$25.8K NT$817.6K
-24.39%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Kuwait City
Keelung
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$61.6 KWD 18.91
$43.25 NT$1,371
42.45%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.49 KWD 5.68
$24.37 NT$773
-24.13%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$25.60 KWD 7.86
$11.98 NT$380
113.69%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Kuwait City
Keelung
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$109 KWD 33.39
$37.13 NT$1,177
192.89%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$21.08 KWD 6.47
$33.39 NT$1,059
-36.87%
Cinema Ticket
$11.64 KWD 3.58
$8.25 NT$262
41.09%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Kuwait City
Keelung
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$396 KWD 122
$362 NT$11.5K
9.51%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$6,709 KWD 2,060
$20.8K NT$659.2K
-67.73%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Kuwait City
Keelung
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$42.78 KWD 13.13
$83.2 NT$2,637
-48.55%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$42.37 KWD 13.01
$34.91 NT$1,107
21.37%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$88.3 KWD 27.11
$51.8 NT$1,642
70.52%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$82.5 KWD 25.34
$33.93 NT$1,076
143.24%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Kuwait City
Keelung
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$894 KWD 274
$611 NT$19.4K
46.25%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$655 KWD 201
$513 NT$16.3K
27.83%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,778 KWD 546
$1,124 NT$35.6K
58.19%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,363 KWD 418
$998 NT$31.6K
36.61%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$5,333 KWD 1,637
$3,455 NT$109.5K
54.38%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,371 KWD 728
$2,388 NT$75.7K
-0.70%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Kuwait City
Keelung
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,937 KWD 595
$2,425 NT$76.9K
-20.10%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
7.14
2.18
227.52%

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

Last update for Kuwait City: March 2, 2026

Last update for Keelung: March 1, 2026

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