Cost of living comparison

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Kuwait City is 41.3% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.

If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:

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pay 37.7% more for restaurants

 
Kuala Lumpur
Kuwait City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.54
MYR20.30
$9.75
KWD3.000
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.54
MYR20.30
$8.13
KWD2.500
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.84
MYR3.77
$0.67
KWD0.210

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pay 6.1% less for groceries

 
Kuala Lumpur
Kuwait City
Bread
1 loaf
$0.95
MYR4.23
$1.00
KWD0.310
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.58
MYR33.85
$2.63
KWD0.810
Milk (1 gallon) $7.22
MYR32.25
$5.77
KWD1.780

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

 
Kuala Lumpur
Kuwait City
Gasoline (1 gallon) $1.77
MYR7.92
$1.28
KWD0.400
Monthly public transit pass $11.36
MYR50.74
$48.77
KWD15.010
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $37,478.71
MYR167,454.86
$22,111.30
KWD6,804.330

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pay 33.9% more for housing

 
Kuala Lumpur
Kuwait City
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$25.27
MYR112.89
$26.66
KWD8.210
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $536.30
MYR2,396.17
$879.86
KWD270.760
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $371.69
MYR1,660.71
$681.04
KWD209.580

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pay 31.5% more for childcare

 
Kuala Lumpur
Kuwait City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $250.80
MYR1,120.59
$464.57
KWD142.960
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,920.55
MYR39,857.02
$6,942.30
KWD2,136.360

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pay 62.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Kuala Lumpur
Kuwait City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.09
MYR18.27
$1.63
KWD0.500
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.92
MYR13.04
$5.99
KWD1.840
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.09
MYR18.27
$3.09
KWD0.950

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pay 17.7% more for clothing

 
Kuala Lumpur
Kuwait City
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$57.74
MYR257.97
$42.27
KWD13.010
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$35.00
MYR156.38
$51.44
KWD15.830
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$76.75
MYR342.93
$93.02
KWD28.620

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