Cost of living comparison
Rome is 64.0% more expensive than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Rome instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Kuwait City
|
Rome
|
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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
|
$2.23
€2.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
KWD0.130
|
$1.12
€1.07
|
|
pay 55.8% more for groceries
|
Kuwait City
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
KWD0.310
|
$1.78
€1.69
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.63
KWD0.810
|
$7.00
€6.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
KWD1.770
|
$6.20
€5.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
$3.76
€3.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
KWD0.900
|
$4.89
€4.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
KWD0.320
|
$1.07
€1.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
KWD0.260
|
$0.92
€0.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
$0.89
€0.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
KWD0.220
|
$1.09
€1.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
KWD0.150
|
$0.73
€0.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$0.78
€0.74
|
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pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Kuwait City
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.28
KWD0.390
|
$7.15
€6.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.77
KWD14.980
|
$37.51
€35.57
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,111.30
KWD6,791.380
|
$26,794.08
€25,410.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.26
KWD8.990
|
$17.15
€16.26
|
|
pay 90.3% more for housing
|
Kuwait City
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
KWD8.190
|
$29.46
€27.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$879.86
KWD270.250
|
$1,180.31
€1,119.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$681.04
KWD209.180
|
$763.10
€723.69
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.34
KWD12.700
|
$167.26
€158.63
|
|
pay 30.3% more for childcare
|
Kuwait City
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.57
KWD142.690
|
$508.83
€482.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,942.30
KWD2,132.290
|
$10,490.67
€9,948.95
|
|
pay 41.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kuwait City
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
$5.36
€5.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.99
KWD1.840
|
$1.53
€1.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.09
KWD0.950
|
$6.43
€6.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.29
KWD34.800
|
$58.31
€55.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
KWD3.500
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
|
pay 1.4% more for clothing
|
Kuwait City
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.27
KWD12.980
|
$65.43
€62.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.44
KWD15.800
|
$30.74
€29.15
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.02
KWD28.570
|
$77.17
€73.18
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.84
KWD29.130
|
$102.32
€97.04
|
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