Cost of living comparison
Bratislava is 61.0% more expensive than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Bratislava instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Kuwait City
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
KWD3.000
|
$10.72
€10.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.13
KWD2.500
|
$8.57
€8.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
KWD0.210
|
$1.96
€1.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
KWD0.130
|
$1.53
€1.47
|
|
pay 53.7% more for groceries
Kuwait City
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
KWD0.310
|
$1.75
€1.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.63
KWD0.810
|
$6.52
€6.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
KWD1.780
|
$4.34
€4.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
$3.22
€3.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
KWD0.900
|
$3.46
€3.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
KWD0.320
|
$0.79
€0.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
KWD0.260
|
$0.84
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
$1.01
€0.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
KWD0.220
|
$1.98
€1.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
KWD0.150
|
$0.75
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$0.77
€0.74
|
|
pay 86.2% more for transportation
Kuwait City
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.28
KWD0.400
|
$6.43
€6.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.77
KWD15.010
|
$38.58
€36.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,111.30
KWD6,805.570
|
$24,650.55
€23,634.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.26
KWD9.010
|
$15.65
€15.00
|
|
pay 77.1% more for housing
Kuwait City
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
KWD8.210
|
$20.58
€19.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$879.86
KWD270.810
|
$769.99
€738.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$681.04
KWD209.620
|
$617.27
€591.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.34
KWD12.720
|
$187.33
€179.61
|
|
pay 75.7% more for childcare
Kuwait City
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.57
KWD142.990
|
$612.91
€587.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,942.30
KWD2,136.750
|
$15,233.33
€14,605.30
|
|
pay 4.8% more for entertainment and sports
Kuwait City
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
$2.68
€2.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.99
KWD1.840
|
$2.81
€2.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.09
KWD0.950
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.29
KWD34.870
|
$45.95
€44.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
KWD3.500
|
$11.15
€10.69
|
|
pay 10.6% more for clothing
Kuwait City
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.27
KWD13.010
|
$73.52
€70.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.44
KWD15.830
|
$37.05
€35.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.02
KWD28.630
|
$83.22
€79.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.84
KWD29.190
|
$101.33
€97.15
|
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