Cost of living comparison
Kuwait City is 59.3% cheaper than Charlotte Amalie.
- Restaurants
-
pay 52.7% less in Kuwait City
- Groceries
-
pay 66.8% less in Kuwait City
- Transportation
-
pay 77.9% less in Kuwait City
- Housing
-
pay 60.8% less in Kuwait City
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 38.5% less in Kuwait City
Expenses including transportation, groceries, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Kuwait City.
If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:
pay 52.7% less for restaurants
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$9.75
KWD3.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
|
$8.13
KWD2.500
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.67
KWD0.210
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.42
KWD0.130
|
|
pay 66.8% less for groceries
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.00
|
$1.00
KWD0.310
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.63
KWD0.810
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.50
|
$5.77
KWD1.780
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.00
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.92
KWD0.900
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.05
KWD0.320
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.84
KWD0.260
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.71
KWD0.220
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.49
KWD0.150
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 77.9% less for transportation
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.80
|
$1.28
KWD0.400
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$48.77
KWD15.020
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$22,111.30
KWD6,811.250
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$29.26
KWD9.010
|
|
pay 60.8% less for housing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$116.00
|
$26.66
KWD8.210
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,000.00
|
$879.86
KWD271.040
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$681.04
KWD209.790
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$41.34
KWD12.730
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$464.57
KWD143.110
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,942.30
KWD2,138.530
|
pay 38.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
|
$5.99
KWD1.840
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.09
KWD0.950
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$113.29
KWD34.900
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$11.38
KWD3.510
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$42.27
KWD13.020
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$51.44
KWD15.840
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$93.02
KWD28.650
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$94.84
KWD29.210
|
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