Cost of living comparison
Kuwait City is 9.8% cheaper than Dili.
If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Dili, you would:
pay 10.8% less for restaurants
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Dili
|
Kuwait City
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$9.75
KWD3.000
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$8.13
KWD2.500
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$0.67
KWD0.210
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
|
$0.42
KWD0.130
|
|
pay 24.6% less for groceries
|
Dili
|
Kuwait City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.98
|
$1.00
KWD0.310
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.00
|
$2.63
KWD0.810
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.27
|
$5.77
KWD1.780
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
|
$2.92
KWD0.900
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$1.05
KWD0.320
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
|
$0.84
KWD0.260
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
|
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
|
$0.71
KWD0.220
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
|
$0.49
KWD0.150
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
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pay 49.3% less for transportation
|
Dili
|
Kuwait City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.76
|
$1.28
KWD0.400
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$48.77
KWD15.010
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$22,111.30
KWD6,805.570
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
|
$29.26
KWD9.010
|
|
pay 39.3% less for housing
|
Dili
|
Kuwait City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.67
|
$26.66
KWD8.210
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$980.00
|
$879.86
KWD270.810
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$875.00
|
$681.04
KWD209.620
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.96
|
$41.34
KWD12.720
|
|
pay 6.5% less for childcare
|
Dili
|
Kuwait City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$375.00
|
$464.57
KWD142.990
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,000.00
|
$6,942.30
KWD2,136.750
|
|
pay 42.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dili
|
Kuwait City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
|
$5.99
KWD1.840
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.75
|
$3.09
KWD0.950
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
|
$113.29
KWD34.870
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
|
$11.38
KWD3.500
|
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pay 19.4% more for clothing
|
Dili
|
Kuwait City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
|
$42.27
KWD13.010
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$51.44
KWD15.830
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.33
|
$93.02
KWD28.630
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$94.84
KWD29.190
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