Cost of living comparison
Kuwait City is 49.9% more expensive than Baku.
If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Baku, you would:
pay 5.6% more for restaurants
|
Baku
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.41
AZN16.00
|
$9.75
KWD3.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
AZN13.00
|
$8.13
KWD2.500
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
AZN1.18
|
$0.67
KWD0.210
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
AZN0.61
|
$0.42
KWD0.130
|
|
pay 44.4% more for groceries
|
Baku
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
AZN0.78
|
$1.00
KWD0.310
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.77
AZN4.71
|
$2.63
KWD0.810
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
AZN8.72
|
$5.77
KWD1.780
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.41
AZN2.40
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
AZN3.58
|
$2.92
KWD0.900
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
AZN0.84
|
$1.05
KWD0.320
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
AZN1.32
|
$0.84
KWD0.260
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
AZN1.40
|
$0.71
KWD0.220
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
AZN0.49
|
$0.49
KWD0.150
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
AZN0.40
|
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Baku
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.46
AZN4.19
|
$1.28
KWD0.400
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.65
AZN30.00
|
$48.77
KWD15.010
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
$22,111.30
KWD6,804.330
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.47
AZN11.00
|
$29.26
KWD9.010
|
|
pay 78.8% more for housing
|
Baku
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.84
AZN25.23
|
$26.66
KWD8.210
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$470.77
AZN800.30
|
$879.86
KWD270.760
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.03
AZN443.75
|
$681.04
KWD209.580
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.11
AZN80.09
|
$41.34
KWD12.720
|
|
pay 55.9% more for childcare
|
Baku
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.47
AZN395.20
|
$464.57
KWD142.960
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,199.10
AZN10,538.46
|
$6,942.30
KWD2,136.360
|
|
pay 57.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Baku
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.47
AZN2.50
|
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
AZN6.12
|
$5.99
KWD1.840
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
$3.09
KWD0.950
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.42
AZN84.02
|
$113.29
KWD34.860
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
$11.38
KWD3.500
|
|
pay 14.8% less for clothing
|
Baku
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.06
AZN95.30
|
$42.27
KWD13.010
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
AZN97.48
|
$51.44
KWD15.830
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.29
AZN207.88
|
$93.02
KWD28.620
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.40
AZN162.18
|
$94.84
KWD29.190
|
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