Cost of living comparison
Kuwait City is 19.5% cheaper than Helsinki.
If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 59.3% less for restaurants
|
Helsinki
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
€17.79
|
$9.75
KWD3.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€11.18
|
$8.13
KWD2.500
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.14
€2.98
|
$0.67
KWD0.210
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.93
|
$0.42
KWD0.130
|
|
pay 29.4% less for groceries
|
Helsinki
|
Kuwait City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
€2.74
|
$1.00
KWD0.310
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
€3.92
|
$2.63
KWD0.810
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
€4.88
|
$5.77
KWD1.770
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
€2.92
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
€5.69
|
$2.92
KWD0.900
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.05
|
$1.05
KWD0.320
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.84
KWD0.260
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.97
|
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.70
€1.62
|
$0.71
KWD0.220
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$0.49
KWD0.150
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 21.4% less for transportation
|
Helsinki
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.50
€7.12
|
$1.28
KWD0.390
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.38
€67.69
|
$48.77
KWD14.980
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,296.42
€32,525.42
|
$22,111.30
KWD6,791.380
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.79
€16.87
|
$29.26
KWD8.990
|
|
pay 20.6% less for housing
|
Helsinki
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.48
€21.32
|
$26.66
KWD8.190
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,111.66
€1,054.25
|
$879.86
KWD270.250
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$870.64
€825.68
|
$681.04
KWD209.180
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.35
€94.22
|
$41.34
KWD12.700
|
|
pay 1.8% more for childcare
|
Helsinki
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$338.03
€320.58
|
$464.57
KWD142.690
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,508.28
€9,965.65
|
$6,942.30
KWD2,132.290
|
|
pay 5.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Helsinki
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.57
€8.13
|
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
€4.52
|
$5.99
KWD1.840
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.36
€10.77
|
$3.09
KWD0.950
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.76
€45.30
|
$113.29
KWD34.800
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.22
€17.28
|
$11.38
KWD3.500
|
|
pay 1.7% less for clothing
|
Helsinki
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.00
€94.83
|
$42.27
KWD12.980
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.76
€30.12
|
$51.44
KWD15.800
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.57
€84.95
|
$93.02
KWD28.570
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.24
€105.50
|
$94.84
KWD29.130
|
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