Cost of living comparison
Nuku'alofa is 89.3% more expensive than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Nuku'alofa instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Kuwait City
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
KWD3.000
|
$8.40
TOP20.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.13
KWD2.500
|
$10.50
TOP25.15
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
KWD0.210
|
$2.66
TOP6.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
KWD0.130
|
$2.38
TOP5.70
|
|
pay 81.1% more for groceries
|
Kuwait City
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
KWD0.310
|
$1.05
TOP2.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.63
KWD0.810
|
$4.55
TOP10.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
KWD1.780
|
$5.99
TOP14.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
$5.15
TOP12.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
KWD0.900
|
$2.70
TOP6.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
KWD0.320
|
$1.27
TOP3.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
KWD0.260
|
$1.27
TOP3.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
$1.33
TOP3.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
KWD0.220
|
$1.71
TOP4.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
KWD0.150
|
$1.46
TOP3.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$1.21
TOP2.89
|
|
pay 95.8% more for transportation
|
Kuwait City
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.28
KWD0.400
|
$5.57
TOP13.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.77
KWD15.020
|
$42.01
TOP100.59
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,111.30
KWD6,806.900
|
$5,881.34
TOP14,083.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.26
KWD9.010
|
$69.32
TOP165.98
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
|
Kuwait City
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
KWD8.210
|
$126.03
TOP301.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$879.86
KWD270.860
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$681.04
KWD209.660
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.34
KWD12.720
|
$144.56
TOP346.16
|
|
pay 81.0% less for childcare
|
Kuwait City
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.57
KWD143.020
|
$159.64
TOP382.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,942.30
KWD2,137.170
|
$252.06
TOP603.56
|
|
pay 97.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kuwait City
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
$3.36
TOP8.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.99
KWD1.840
|
$2.94
TOP7.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.09
KWD0.950
|
$10.29
TOP24.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.29
KWD34.880
|
$31.51
TOP75.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
KWD3.500
|
$42.01
TOP100.59
|
|
pay 75.5% less for clothing
|
Kuwait City
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.27
KWD13.010
|
$4.20
TOP10.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.44
KWD15.830
|
$17.85
TOP42.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.02
KWD28.630
|
$21.00
TOP50.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.84
KWD29.200
|
$29.41
TOP70.42
|
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