Cost of living comparison
Kuwait City is 75.7% more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 15.2% more for restaurants
|
Addis Ababa
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB734.33
|
$9.75
KWD3.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB763.13
|
$8.13
KWD2.500
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB96.08
|
$0.67
KWD0.210
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB61.46
|
$0.42
KWD0.130
|
|
pay 6.1% less for groceries
|
Addis Ababa
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB147.06
|
$1.00
KWD0.310
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB594.01
|
$2.63
KWD0.810
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB743.96
|
$5.77
KWD1.780
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB324.23
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB691.03
|
$2.92
KWD0.900
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB404.05
|
$1.05
KWD0.320
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB61.97
|
$0.84
KWD0.260
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB131.97
|
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB47.31
|
$0.71
KWD0.220
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB38.10
|
$0.49
KWD0.150
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB97.20
|
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
|
Addis Ababa
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB597.23
|
$1.28
KWD0.400
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,223.89
|
$48.77
KWD15.010
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,059,724.85
|
$22,111.30
KWD6,804.330
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB448.56
|
$29.26
KWD9.010
|
|
pay 13.5% less for housing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB20,948.92
|
$26.66
KWD8.210
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB78,953.14
|
$879.86
KWD270.760
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB51,739.00
|
$681.04
KWD209.580
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,278.83
|
$41.34
KWD12.720
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Addis Ababa
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB9,971.43
|
$464.57
KWD142.960
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,374,916.65
|
$6,942.30
KWD2,136.360
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Addis Ababa
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB122.39
|
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB140.71
|
$5.99
KWD1.840
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB489.56
|
$3.09
KWD0.950
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,087.83
|
$113.29
KWD34.860
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB820.01
|
$11.38
KWD3.500
|
|
pay 19.8% less for clothing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB5,915.47
|
$42.27
KWD13.010
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,199.57
|
$51.44
KWD15.830
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,321.15
|
$93.02
KWD28.620
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB14,603.66
|
$94.84
KWD29.190
|
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