Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Cockburn Town instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Kuwait City
|
Cockburn Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
KWD3.000
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.13
KWD2.500
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
KWD0.210
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
KWD0.130
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Kuwait City
|
Cockburn Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
KWD0.310
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.63
KWD0.810
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
KWD1.770
|
?? | |
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
|
Cockburn Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.28
KWD0.390
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.77
KWD14.980
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,111.30
KWD6,791.380
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.26
KWD8.990
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Kuwait City
|
Cockburn Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
KWD8.190
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$879.86
KWD270.250
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$681.04
KWD209.180
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.34
KWD12.700
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Kuwait City
|
Cockburn Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.57
KWD142.690
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,942.30
KWD2,132.290
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Kuwait City
|
Cockburn Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.99
KWD1.840
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.09
KWD0.950
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.29
KWD34.800
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
KWD3.500
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Kuwait City
|
Cockburn Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.27
KWD12.980
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.44
KWD15.800
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.02
KWD28.570
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.84
KWD29.130
|
?? |
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