Cost of living comparison
Kuwait City is 44.1% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 33.0% less for restaurants
|
Buenos Aires
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.00
ARS11,041.09
|
$9.75
KWD3.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.49
ARS8,521.71
|
$8.13
KWD2.500
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
ARS1,474.81
|
$0.67
KWD0.210
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
ARS1,088.57
|
$0.42
KWD0.130
|
|
pay 7.6% less for groceries
|
Buenos Aires
|
Kuwait City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.16
ARS2,163.12
|
$1.00
KWD0.310
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.19
ARS5,212.40
|
$2.63
KWD0.810
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.04
ARS5,059.38
|
$5.77
KWD1.780
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
ARS2,315.38
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.80
ARS2,813.23
|
$2.92
KWD0.900
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
ARS927.79
|
$1.05
KWD0.320
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
ARS877.96
|
$0.84
KWD0.260
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
ARS608.10
|
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
ARS1,003.35
|
$0.71
KWD0.220
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
ARS428.62
|
$0.49
KWD0.150
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ARS507.24
|
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Buenos Aires
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.50
ARS3,517.88
|
$1.28
KWD0.400
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ARS11,041.09
|
$48.77
KWD15.010
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,250.00
ARS23,336,839.21
|
$22,111.30
KWD6,804.330
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.35
ARS7,377.45
|
$29.26
KWD9.010
|
|
pay 39.5% more for housing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.79
ARS23,883.25
|
$26.66
KWD8.210
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$513.68
ARS515,595.97
|
$879.86
KWD270.760
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.39
ARS358,727.22
|
$681.04
KWD209.580
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.23
ARS49,417.43
|
$41.34
KWD12.720
|
|
pay 84.8% more for childcare
|
Buenos Aires
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$216.50
ARS217,308.63
|
$464.57
KWD142.960
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,476.88
ARS4,493,598.29
|
$6,942.30
KWD2,136.360
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Buenos Aires
|
Kuwait City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
ARS1,806.49
|
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.98
ARS2,995.28
|
$5.99
KWD1.840
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
ARS2,408.96
|
$3.09
KWD0.950
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.22
ARS27,320.56
|
$113.29
KWD34.860
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ARS5,018.68
|
$11.38
KWD3.500
|
|
pay 30.7% less for clothing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.58
ARS89,909.56
|
$42.27
KWD13.010
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.73
ARS75,008.25
|
$51.44
KWD15.830
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.08
ARS114,503.00
|
$93.02
KWD28.620
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.22
ARS119,663.28
|
$94.84
KWD29.190
|
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