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Bucharest vs. Kuwait City Cost of Living Summary

Bucharest is 45.2% more expensive than Kuwait City.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Bucharest
Groceries: pay 11.9% more in Bucharest
Transportation: pay 61.9% more in Bucharest
Housing: pay 19.1% more in Bucharest
Childcare: pay 33.4% more in Bucharest
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.0% more in Bucharest
Clothing: pay 16.6% more in Bucharest

The cost of restaurants, transportation, childcare, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Bucharest are more expensive than in Kuwait City. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Bucharest.

Bucharest vs. Kuwait City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bucharest instead of Kuwait City, you would:

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Kuwait City	Bucharest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.75 KWD3.010	$11.85 RON57.18	+21.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.13 KWD2.510	$7.54 RON36.39	-7.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 KWD0.210	$2.00 RON9.64	+199.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 KWD0.130	$2.20 RON10.63	+428.9%
Average			+160.6%

Kuwait City vs. Bucharest - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.9% more for groceries

	Kuwait City	Bucharest
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 KWD0.310	$1.17 RON5.67	+17.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.63 KWD0.810	$4.52 RON21.83	+72.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.77 KWD1.780	$6.34 RON30.60	+9.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 KWD0.720	$3.28 RON15.81	+39.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KWD0.900	$3.09 RON14.90	+5.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.05 KWD0.320	$0.59 RON2.83	-44.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 KWD0.260	$0.77 RON3.71	-8.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 KWD0.240	$0.75 RON3.62	-2.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 KWD0.220	$0.88 RON4.25	+23.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KWD0.150	$0.51 RON2.45	+2.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.38 KWD0.120	$0.44 RON2.13	+15.6%
Average			+11.9%

Kuwait City vs. Bucharest - Cost of groceries

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pay 61.9% more for transportation

	Kuwait City	Bucharest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.28 KWD0.400	$6.09 RON29.40	+374.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.77 KWD15.040	$17.24 RON83.17	-64.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,111.30 KWD6,817.000	$26,003.12 RON125,465.04	+17.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.26 KWD9.020	$5.82 RON28.07	-80.1%
Average			+61.9%

Kuwait City vs. Bucharest - Cost of transportation

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pay 19.1% more for housing

	Kuwait City	Bucharest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.66 KWD8.220	$9.35 RON45.14	-64.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$879.86 KWD271.260	$601.94 RON2,904.34	-31.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$681.04 KWD209.970	$397.23 RON1,916.64	-41.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.34 KWD12.740	$130.07 RON627.57	+214.7%
Average			+19.1%

Kuwait City vs. Bucharest - Cost of housing

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pay 33.4% more for childcare

	Kuwait City	Bucharest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$464.57 KWD143.230	$527.95 RON2,547.36	+13.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,942.30 KWD2,140.340	$10,631.65 RON51,297.71	+53.1%
Average			+33.4%

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pay 13.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Kuwait City	Bucharest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.63 KWD0.500	$3.23 RON15.59	+98.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.99 KWD1.850	$3.17 RON15.29	-47.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.09 KWD0.950	$5.98 RON28.85	+93.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$113.29 KWD34.930	$49.84 RON240.49	-56.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.38 KWD3.510	$8.62 RON41.59	-24.3%
Average			+13.0%

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pay 16.6% more for clothing

	Kuwait City	Bucharest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.27 KWD13.030	$78.42 RON378.35	+85.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.44 KWD15.860	$39.68 RON191.44	-22.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.02 KWD28.680	$85.94 RON414.68	-7.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.84 KWD29.240	$105.80 RON510.49	+11.6%
Average			+16.6%

Kuwait City vs. Bucharest - Cost of clothing

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