Cost of living comparison
Apia is 78.7% more expensive than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Apia instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
|
Kuwait City
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
KWD3.000
|
$59.13
WST165.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.13
KWD2.500
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
KWD0.210
|
$2.14
WST6.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
KWD0.130
|
$1.52
WST4.26
|
|
pay 6.7% less for groceries
|
Kuwait City
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
KWD0.310
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.63
KWD0.810
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
KWD1.780
|
$6.70
WST18.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
KWD0.900
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
KWD0.320
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
KWD0.260
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
KWD0.220
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
KWD0.150
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Kuwait City
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.28
KWD0.400
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.77
KWD15.010
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,111.30
KWD6,804.330
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.26
KWD9.010
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Kuwait City
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
KWD8.210
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$879.86
KWD270.760
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$681.04
KWD209.580
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.34
KWD12.720
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Kuwait City
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.57
KWD142.960
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,942.30
KWD2,136.360
|
?? |
pay 78.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kuwait City
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
$5.36
WST15.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.99
KWD1.840
|
$1.61
WST4.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.09
KWD0.950
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.29
KWD34.860
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
KWD3.500
|
?? | |
pay 12.9% less for clothing
|
Kuwait City
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.27
KWD13.010
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.44
KWD15.830
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.02
KWD28.620
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.84
KWD29.190
|
$91.11
WST255.12
|
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