Cost of living comparison
Kuwait City is 61.9% more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 4.6% less for restaurants
|
Ankara
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
TRY213.49
|
$8.14
KWD2.480
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.22
TRY213.49
|
$7.16
KWD2.190
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TRY35.92
|
$0.54
KWD0.170
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.27
|
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
|
pay 51.4% more for groceries
|
Ankara
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
TRY21.49
|
$0.95
KWD0.290
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
TRY126.98
|
$2.53
KWD0.770
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
TRY129.14
|
$5.90
KWD1.800
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
TRY59.23
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
TRY88.67
|
$2.73
KWD0.830
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY16.24
|
$1.06
KWD0.320
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
TRY22.64
|
$0.85
KWD0.260
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
TRY15.75
|
$0.80
KWD0.240
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY16.81
|
$0.68
KWD0.210
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY9.47
|
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TRY6.87
|
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Ankara
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
TRY162.88
|
$1.27
KWD0.390
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TRY293.55
|
$47.19
KWD14.410
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,646.14
TRY1,601,198.75
|
$22,783.27
KWD6,955.690
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
TRY197.48
|
$29.29
KWD8.940
|
|
pay 76.1% more for housing
|
Ankara
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.93
TRY375.14
|
$28.44
KWD8.680
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$534.79
TRY18,357.60
|
$930.70
KWD284.140
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.77
TRY12,589.82
|
$702.87
KWD214.590
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.48
TRY1,835.70
|
$41.98
KWD12.820
|
|
pay 4.9% more for childcare
|
Ankara
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.32
TRY15,320.56
|
$560.24
KWD171.040
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,966.43
TRY273,459.63
|
$6,716.63
KWD2,050.570
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Ankara
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
TRY104.08
|
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
TRY80.38
|
$5.60
KWD1.710
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY61.91
|
$3.17
KWD0.970
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.76
TRY1,262.01
|
$124.57
KWD38.030
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.66
TRY160.12
|
$11.39
KWD3.480
|
|
pay 9.0% more for clothing
|
Ankara
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.03
TRY1,648.67
|
$45.57
KWD13.910
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.31
TRY1,521.14
|
$56.69
KWD17.310
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.67
TRY3,181.05
|
$94.97
KWD28.990
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
TRY2,845.21
|
$91.63
KWD27.980
|
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