Cost of living comparison
London is 2.9 times more expensive than Kuwait City.
If you lived in London instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Kuwait City
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
KWD3.000
|
$25.83
£20.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.13
KWD2.500
|
$10.33
£8.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
KWD0.210
|
$2.46
£1.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
KWD0.130
|
$1.85
£1.47
|
|
pay 69.6% more for groceries
|
Kuwait City
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
KWD0.310
|
$2.07
£1.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.63
KWD0.810
|
$5.65
£4.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
KWD1.770
|
$6.31
£5.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
$4.45
£3.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
KWD0.900
|
$4.26
£3.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
KWD0.320
|
$1.56
£1.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
KWD0.260
|
$0.75
£0.60
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
$1.44
£1.14
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
KWD0.220
|
$1.79
£1.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
KWD0.150
|
$0.69
£0.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$0.70
£0.56
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
|
Kuwait City
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.28
KWD0.390
|
$7.39
£5.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.77
KWD14.980
|
$258.31
£204.71
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,111.30
KWD6,791.380
|
$36,531.14
£28,951.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.26
KWD8.990
|
$35.26
£27.94
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Kuwait City
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
KWD8.190
|
$41.63
£32.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$879.86
KWD270.250
|
$2,834.46
£2,246.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$681.04
KWD209.180
|
$2,063.73
£1,635.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.34
KWD12.700
|
$263.90
£209.15
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
|
Kuwait City
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.57
KWD142.690
|
$2,333.60
£1,849.42
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,942.30
KWD2,132.290
|
$27,892.30
£22,105.18
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kuwait City
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
$8.27
£6.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.99
KWD1.840
|
$4.80
£3.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.09
KWD0.950
|
$19.76
£15.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.29
KWD34.800
|
$65.66
£52.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
KWD3.500
|
$16.14
£12.79
|
|
pay 48.5% more for clothing
|
Kuwait City
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.27
KWD12.980
|
$96.94
£76.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.44
KWD15.800
|
$50.55
£40.06
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.02
KWD28.570
|
$114.87
£91.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.84
KWD29.130
|
$135.36
£107.28
|
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