Cost of living comparison
Kuwait City is 16.2% more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Castries, you would:
pay 21.6% less for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Kuwait City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$9.75
KWD3.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$8.13
KWD2.500
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$0.67
KWD0.210
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.42
KWD0.130
|
|
pay 44.9% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Kuwait City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$1.00
KWD0.310
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
EC$9.50
|
$2.63
KWD0.810
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$5.77
KWD1.780
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
EC$10.24
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$2.92
KWD0.900
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.43
EC$9.27
|
$1.05
KWD0.320
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.84
KWD0.260
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$0.71
KWD0.220
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.49
KWD0.150
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 50.2% less for transportation
|
Castries
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$1.28
KWD0.400
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$48.77
KWD15.010
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$22,111.30
KWD6,804.330
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$29.26
KWD9.010
|
|
pay 1.8% more for housing
|
Castries
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$26.66
KWD8.210
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$879.86
KWD270.760
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.02
EC$1,100.00
|
$681.04
KWD209.580
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$41.34
KWD12.720
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$464.57
KWD142.960
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,942.30
KWD2,136.360
|
|
pay 95.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$5.99
KWD1.840
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.09
KWD0.950
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$113.29
KWD34.860
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$11.38
KWD3.500
|
|
pay 22.5% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.94
EC$213.33
|
$42.27
KWD13.010
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.59
EC$158.33
|
$51.44
KWD15.830
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$123.34
EC$333.33
|
$93.02
KWD28.620
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$94.84
KWD29.190
|
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