Cost of living comparison
Praia is 30.9% more expensive than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Praia instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 65.6% more for restaurants
|
Kuwait City
|
Praia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
KWD3.000
|
$4.86
CVE508.29
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.13
KWD2.500
|
$6.32
CVE660.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
KWD0.210
|
$1.78
CVE186.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
KWD0.130
|
$1.12
CVE116.96
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Kuwait City
|
Praia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
KWD0.310
|
$2.95
CVE308.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.63
KWD0.810
|
$7.94
CVE830.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
KWD1.770
|
$4.78
CVE500.26
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|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
$2.20
CVE229.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
KWD0.900
|
$2.61
CVE273.21
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
KWD0.320
|
$2.00
CVE208.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
KWD0.260
|
$1.32
CVE138.33
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
$1.56
CVE162.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
KWD0.220
|
$2.23
CVE233.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
KWD0.150
|
$1.21
CVE126.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$0.88
CVE92.22
|
|
pay 81.1% more for transportation
|
Kuwait City
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.28
KWD0.390
|
$6.31
CVE659.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.77
KWD14.980
|
$20.42
CVE2,134.80
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,111.30
KWD6,791.380
|
$29,166.78
CVE3,049,712.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.26
KWD8.990
|
$17.26
CVE1,804.41
|
|
pay 47.6% more for housing
|
Kuwait City
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
KWD8.190
|
$51.28
CVE5,362.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$879.86
KWD270.250
|
$583.34
CVE60,994.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$681.04
KWD209.180
|
$388.89
CVE40,662.84
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.34
KWD12.700
|
$113.61
CVE11,879.07
|
|
pay 64.5% less for childcare
|
Kuwait City
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.57
KWD142.690
|
$110.42
CVE11,545.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,942.30
KWD2,132.290
|
$3,266.68
CVE341,567.84
|
|
pay 19.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kuwait City
|
Praia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
$2.48
CVE259.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.99
KWD1.840
|
$1.49
CVE155.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.09
KWD0.950
|
$4.38
CVE457.46
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.29
KWD34.800
|
$36.46
CVE3,812.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
KWD3.500
|
$5.83
CVE609.94
|
|
pay 5.8% more for clothing
|
Kuwait City
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.27
KWD12.980
|
$48.61
CVE5,082.85
|
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|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.44
KWD15.800
|
$38.89
CVE4,066.28
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.02
KWD28.570
|
$87.50
CVE9,149.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.84
KWD29.130
|
$131.25
CVE13,723.71
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