Cost of living comparison
Kuwait is 3.0 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 83.5% more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Kuwait
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
EGP186.83
|
$7.87
KWD2.400
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.07
EGP199.04
|
$6.84
KWD2.090
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP16.29
|
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
EGP8.38
|
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Kuwait
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
EGP36.76
|
$0.88
KWD0.270
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
EGP87.11
|
$2.26
KWD0.690
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
EGP156.66
|
$5.48
KWD1.670
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
EGP72.16
|
$2.25
KWD0.690
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
EGP93.63
|
$2.58
KWD0.790
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
EGP27.88
|
$0.99
KWD0.300
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.37
|
$0.79
KWD0.240
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.89
|
$0.72
KWD0.220
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.56
|
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.28
|
$0.51
KWD0.150
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
EGP14.18
|
$0.37
KWD0.110
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Kuwait
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.97
EGP47.40
|
$1.21
KWD0.370
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.76
EGP330.87
|
$47.40
KWD14.470
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,552.01
EGP1,348,120.00
|
$20,976.19
KWD6,403.990
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.26
EGP159.30
|
$27.95
KWD8.530
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Kuwait
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.84
EGP383.61
|
$27.63
KWD8.430
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$212.64
EGP10,404.58
|
$773.68
KWD236.200
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.87
EGP7,088.38
|
$650.71
KWD198.660
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.98
EGP635.00
|
$38.06
KWD11.620
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Kuwait
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.10
EGP3,429.84
|
$347.73
KWD106.160
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,485.76
EGP121,628.00
|
$5,860.53
KWD1,789.210
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Kuwait
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP85.88
|
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
EGP64.65
|
$5.07
KWD1.550
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP85.94
|
$3.14
KWD0.960
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.83
EGP921.14
|
$107.69
KWD32.880
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.80
EGP136.79
|
$10.80
KWD3.300
|
|
pay 89.2% more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Kuwait
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.16
EGP888.77
|
$42.49
KWD12.970
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.59
EGP1,643.54
|
$50.63
KWD15.460
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.42
EGP4,522.21
|
$90.68
KWD27.690
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.97
EGP1,515.40
|
$84.84
KWD25.900
|
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