Cost of living comparison
Kuwait City is 2.1 times more expensive than Khartoum.
If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Khartoum, you would:
pay 9.1% more for restaurants
|
Khartoum
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
SDG4,511.25
|
$9.75
KWD3.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,812.00
|
$8.13
KWD2.500
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
SDG365.59
|
$0.67
KWD0.210
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
SDG264.58
|
$0.42
KWD0.130
|
|
pay 11.2% less for groceries
|
Khartoum
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
SDG684.23
|
$1.00
KWD0.310
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
SDG3,639.19
|
$2.63
KWD0.810
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.13
SDG3,687.65
|
$5.77
KWD1.780
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
SDG1,716.50
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
SDG1,691.69
|
$2.92
KWD0.900
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
SDG1,213.46
|
$1.05
KWD0.320
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
SDG305.25
|
$0.84
KWD0.260
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SDG539.34
|
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SDG479.42
|
$0.71
KWD0.220
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SDG359.30
|
$0.49
KWD0.150
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
SDG256.16
|
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 64.0% more for transportation
|
Khartoum
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
SDG3,147.44
|
$1.28
KWD0.400
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SDG15,037.50
|
$48.77
KWD15.010
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$22,111.30
KWD6,804.330
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,458.68
|
$29.26
KWD9.010
|
|
pay 32.8% more for housing
|
Khartoum
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.15
SDG42,193.66
|
$26.66
KWD8.210
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$637.80
SDG383,634.48
|
$879.86
KWD270.760
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$272.14
SDG163,693.55
|
$681.04
KWD209.580
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.45
SDG23,729.50
|
$41.34
KWD12.720
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
|
Khartoum
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.07
SDG37,933.69
|
$464.57
KWD142.960
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,057.46
SDG1,237,560.29
|
$6,942.30
KWD2,136.360
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Khartoum
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,203.00
|
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
SDG1,431.60
|
$5.99
KWD1.840
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,082.70
|
$3.09
KWD0.950
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
SDG20,050.00
|
$113.29
KWD34.860
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SDG2,406.00
|
$11.38
KWD3.500
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Khartoum
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.17
SDG10,927.58
|
$42.27
KWD13.010
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
SDG12,030.00
|
$51.44
KWD15.830
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.00
SDG33,082.50
|
$93.02
KWD28.620
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
SDG24,060.00
|
$94.84
KWD29.190
|
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