Cost of living comparison
Kuwait City is 20.9% more expensive than Kingstown.
If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Kingstown, you would:
pay 33.8% less for restaurants
|
Kingstown
|
Kuwait City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$9.75
KWD3.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$8.13
KWD2.500
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.67
KWD0.210
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
EC$4.75
|
$0.42
KWD0.130
|
|
pay 46.9% less for groceries
|
Kingstown
|
Kuwait City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.00
KWD0.310
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.26
EC$19.61
|
$2.63
KWD0.810
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.14
EC$32.81
|
$5.77
KWD1.770
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.60
EC$12.44
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$2.92
KWD0.900
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.76
EC$10.17
|
$1.05
KWD0.320
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.84
KWD0.260
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.18
EC$11.30
|
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$0.71
KWD0.220
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.49
KWD0.150
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 30.8% less for transportation
|
Kingstown
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$14.57
EC$39.38
|
$1.28
KWD0.390
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$48.77
KWD14.980
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$22,111.30
KWD6,791.380
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
$29.26
KWD8.990
|
|
pay 58.4% more for housing
|
Kingstown
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$26.66
KWD8.190
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
$879.86
KWD270.250
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
$681.04
KWD209.180
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
$41.34
KWD12.700
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Kingstown
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$185.01
EC$500.00
|
$464.57
KWD142.690
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,942.30
KWD2,132.290
|
|
pay 77.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kingstown
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
$5.99
KWD1.840
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$3.09
KWD0.950
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$113.29
KWD34.800
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$11.38
KWD3.500
|
|
pay 29.9% less for clothing
|
Kingstown
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$42.27
KWD12.980
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
$51.44
KWD15.800
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$93.02
KWD28.570
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$94.84
KWD29.130
|
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