Cost of living comparison
Kuwait City is 2.3 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 5.4% more for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$8.14
KWD2.480
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$7.16
KWD2.190
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$0.54
KWD0.170
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
|
pay 15.5% less for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.95
KWD0.290
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.53
KWD0.770
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$5.90
KWD1.800
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.73
KWD0.830
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.06
KWD0.320
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.85
KWD0.260
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.80
KWD0.240
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.68
KWD0.210
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 62.9% more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$1.27
KWD0.390
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$47.19
KWD14.410
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$22,783.27
KWD6,955.690
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$29.29
KWD8.940
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
|
Freetown
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$28.44
KWD8.680
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$930.70
KWD284.140
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$702.87
KWD214.590
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$41.98
KWD12.820
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$560.24
KWD171.040
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,716.63
KWD2,050.570
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$5.60
KWD1.710
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$3.17
KWD0.970
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$124.57
KWD38.030
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$11.39
KWD3.480
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$45.57
KWD13.910
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$56.69
KWD17.310
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$94.97
KWD28.990
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$91.63
KWD27.980
|
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