Cost of living comparison
Moroni is 62.0% more expensive than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Moroni instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 53.1% more for restaurants
|
Kuwait City
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
KWD3.000
|
$1.61
KMF750
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.13
KWD2.500
|
$7.62
KMF3,555
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
KWD0.210
|
$1.55
KMF723
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
KWD0.130
|
$1.13
KMF525
|
|
pay 79.7% more for groceries
|
Kuwait City
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
KWD0.310
|
$0.61
KMF284
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.63
KWD0.810
|
$5.14
KMF2,397
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
KWD1.770
|
$15.61
KMF7,281
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
$4.80
KMF2,240
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
KWD0.900
|
$2.65
KMF1,236
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
KWD0.320
|
$2.43
KMF1,134
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
KWD0.260
|
$0.21
KMF100
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
$0.24
KMF113
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
KWD0.220
|
$1.79
KMF835
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
KWD0.150
|
$1.46
KMF683
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$1.22
KMF569
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Kuwait City
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.28
KWD0.390
|
$10.91
KMF5,092
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.77
KWD14.980
|
$30.95
KMF14,439
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,111.30
KWD6,791.380
|
$18,241.41
KMF8,510,985
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.26
KWD8.990
|
$8.20
KMF3,824
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Kuwait City
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
KWD8.190
|
$155.86
KMF72,722
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$879.86
KWD270.250
|
$696.65
KMF325,038
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$681.04
KWD209.180
|
$578.75
KMF270,031
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.34
KWD12.700
|
$81.96
KMF38,240
|
|
pay 38.0% more for childcare
|
Kuwait City
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.57
KWD142.690
|
$381.55
KMF178,021
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,942.30
KWD2,132.290
|
$13,464.56
KMF6,282,227
|
|
pay 41.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kuwait City
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
$1.57
KMF733
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.99
KWD1.840
|
$2.98
KMF1,393
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.09
KWD0.950
|
$1.88
KMF875
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.29
KWD34.800
|
$32.92
KMF15,361
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
KWD3.500
|
$6.23
KMF2,905
|
|
pay 12.1% more for clothing
|
Kuwait City
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.27
KWD12.980
|
$57.88
KMF27,003
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.44
KWD15.800
|
$57.88
KMF27,003
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.02
KWD28.570
|
$105.03
KMF49,006
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.84
KWD29.130
|
$81.45
KMF38,004
|
|
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