Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 45.2% more expensive than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Kuwait City
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
KWD3.000
|
$11.85
RON56.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.13
KWD2.500
|
$7.54
RON35.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
KWD0.210
|
$2.00
RON9.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
KWD0.130
|
$2.20
RON10.41
|
|
pay 11.9% more for groceries
|
Kuwait City
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
KWD0.310
|
$1.17
RON5.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.63
KWD0.810
|
$4.52
RON21.38
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
KWD1.770
|
$6.34
RON29.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
$3.28
RON15.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
KWD0.900
|
$3.09
RON14.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
KWD0.320
|
$0.59
RON2.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
KWD0.260
|
$0.77
RON3.63
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
$0.75
RON3.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
KWD0.220
|
$0.88
RON4.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
KWD0.150
|
$0.51
RON2.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$0.44
RON2.08
|
|
pay 61.9% more for transportation
|
Kuwait City
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.28
KWD0.390
|
$6.09
RON28.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.77
KWD14.980
|
$17.24
RON81.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,111.30
KWD6,791.380
|
$26,003.12
RON122,869.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.26
KWD8.990
|
$5.82
RON27.49
|
|
pay 19.1% more for housing
|
Kuwait City
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
KWD8.190
|
$9.35
RON44.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$879.86
KWD270.250
|
$601.94
RON2,844.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$681.04
KWD209.180
|
$397.23
RON1,876.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.34
KWD12.700
|
$130.07
RON614.59
|
|
pay 33.4% more for childcare
|
Kuwait City
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.57
KWD142.690
|
$527.95
RON2,494.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,942.30
KWD2,132.290
|
$10,631.65
RON50,236.67
|
|
pay 13.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kuwait City
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
$3.23
RON15.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.99
KWD1.840
|
$3.17
RON14.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.09
KWD0.950
|
$5.98
RON28.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.29
KWD34.800
|
$49.84
RON235.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
KWD3.500
|
$8.62
RON40.73
|
|
pay 16.6% more for clothing
|
Kuwait City
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.27
KWD12.980
|
$78.42
RON370.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.44
KWD15.800
|
$39.68
RON187.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.02
KWD28.570
|
$85.94
RON406.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.84
KWD29.130
|
$105.80
RON499.93
|
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