Cost of living comparison
Kuwait is 58.3% more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 9.3% less for restaurants
|
Kazakhstan
|
Kuwait
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.27
KZT4,326.01
|
$7.72
KWD2.380
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
KZT3,158.32
|
$7.66
KWD2.360
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
KZT476.75
|
$0.55
KWD0.170
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KZT257.80
|
$0.40
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 40.1% more for groceries
|
Kazakhstan
|
Kuwait
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
KZT206.86
|
$1.01
KWD0.310
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.54
KZT2,372.86
|
$2.23
KWD0.690
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
KZT2,119.82
|
$5.23
KWD1.610
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
KZT797.09
|
$2.36
KWD0.730
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
KZT1,089.89
|
$2.67
KWD0.820
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KZT306.00
|
$0.97
KWD0.300
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
KZT432.33
|
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
KZT447.46
|
$0.63
KWD0.200
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
KZT430.94
|
$0.60
KWD0.190
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT119.13
|
$0.46
KWD0.140
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
KZT104.57
|
$0.43
KWD0.130
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Kazakhstan
|
Kuwait
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.84
KZT963.66
|
$1.25
KWD0.390
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.74
KZT7,710.95
|
$48.77
KWD15.010
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,631.50
KZT11,314,892.92
|
$20,067.40
KWD6,176.490
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
KZT2,894.25
|
$27.53
KWD8.470
|
|
pay 100.0% more for housing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Kuwait
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.58
KZT6,056.60
|
$24.39
KWD7.510
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.54
KZT180,740.65
|
$767.09
KWD236.100
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$248.07
KZT129,759.10
|
$636.14
KWD195.800
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.43
KZT19,056.96
|
$40.50
KWD12.460
|
|
pay 35.8% more for childcare
|
Kazakhstan
|
Kuwait
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.89
KZT107,174.15
|
$345.62
KWD106.380
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,596.30
KZT2,927,285.56
|
$5,757.77
KWD1,772.170
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kazakhstan
|
Kuwait
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
KZT624.17
|
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.97
KZT1,030.85
|
$4.77
KWD1.470
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
KZT1,011.70
|
$3.04
KWD0.940
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.19
KZT19,451.57
|
$89.30
KWD27.490
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.46
KZT2,334.41
|
$10.81
KWD3.330
|
|
pay 9.1% less for clothing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Kuwait
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.88
KZT37,075.97
|
$40.88
KWD12.580
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.23
KZT22,613.11
|
$46.73
KWD14.380
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.08
KZT50,780.17
|
$89.98
KWD27.690
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.68
KZT42,201.97
|
$84.70
KWD26.070
|
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