Cost of living comparison
Kuwait City is 23.7% more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Castries, you would:
pay 36.6% less for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Kuwait City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$8.14
KWD2.480
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$7.16
KWD2.190
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$0.54
KWD0.170
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
|
pay 44.9% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Kuwait City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$0.95
KWD0.290
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.08
EC$8.33
|
$2.53
KWD0.770
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$5.90
KWD1.800
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
EC$9.93
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$2.73
KWD0.830
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$4.44
EC$11.99
|
$1.06
KWD0.320
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.85
KWD0.260
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$0.80
KWD0.240
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$0.68
KWD0.210
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 49.3% less for transportation
|
Castries
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$1.27
KWD0.390
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$47.19
KWD14.410
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$22,783.27
KWD6,955.690
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$29.29
KWD8.940
|
|
pay 10.0% more for housing
|
Castries
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$28.44
KWD8.680
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$930.70
KWD284.140
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.65
EC$1,012.50
|
$702.87
KWD214.590
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$41.98
KWD12.820
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$560.24
KWD171.040
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,716.63
KWD2,050.570
|
|
pay 94.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$5.60
KWD1.710
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.17
KWD0.970
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$124.57
KWD38.030
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$11.39
KWD3.480
|
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pay 15.9% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.39
EC$203.75
|
$45.57
KWD13.910
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.19
EC$143.75
|
$56.69
KWD17.310
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$94.97
KWD28.990
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$91.63
KWD27.980
|
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