Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 73.9% more expensive than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Kuwait City
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
KWD3.000
|
$16.08
€15.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.13
KWD2.500
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
KWD0.210
|
$2.79
€2.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
KWD0.130
|
$1.80
€1.71
|
|
pay 47.4% more for groceries
|
Kuwait City
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
KWD0.310
|
$1.50
€1.42
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.63
KWD0.810
|
$6.92
€6.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
KWD1.770
|
$4.41
€4.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
$3.05
€2.89
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
KWD0.900
|
$3.78
€3.59
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
KWD0.320
|
$1.13
€1.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
KWD0.260
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
$1.01
€0.95
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
KWD0.220
|
$1.05
€0.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
KWD0.150
|
$0.83
€0.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$0.82
€0.78
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Kuwait City
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.28
KWD0.390
|
$6.79
€6.43
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.77
KWD14.980
|
$42.87
€40.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,111.30
KWD6,791.380
|
$35,759.38
€33,912.83
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.26
KWD8.990
|
$14.90
€14.13
|
|
pay 89.7% more for housing
|
Kuwait City
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
KWD8.190
|
$31.85
€30.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$879.86
KWD270.250
|
$1,468.90
€1,393.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$681.04
KWD209.180
|
$1,074.71
€1,019.21
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.34
KWD12.700
|
$130.03
€123.32
|
|
pay 33.6% more for childcare
|
Kuwait City
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.57
KWD142.690
|
$567.57
€538.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,942.30
KWD2,132.290
|
$10,069.47
€9,549.50
|
|
pay 22.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kuwait City
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
$3.75
€3.56
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.99
KWD1.840
|
$2.59
€2.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.09
KWD0.950
|
$6.43
€6.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.29
KWD34.800
|
$43.11
€40.89
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
KWD3.500
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
|
pay 29.9% more for clothing
|
Kuwait City
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.27
KWD12.980
|
$90.50
€85.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.44
KWD15.800
|
$37.21
€35.29
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.02
KWD28.570
|
$97.88
€92.82
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.84
KWD29.130
|
$121.40
€115.13
|
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