Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 59.5% more expensive than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 48.8% more for restaurants
|
Kuwait City
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
KWD3.000
|
$7.88
₩10,997
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.13
KWD2.500
|
$6.09
₩8,498
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
KWD0.210
|
$1.59
₩2,215
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
KWD0.130
|
$0.84
₩1,174
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Kuwait City
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
KWD0.310
|
$3.10
₩4,321
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.63
KWD0.810
|
$6.52
₩9,107
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
KWD1.770
|
$8.06
₩11,249
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
$3.06
₩4,269
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
KWD0.900
|
$4.74
₩6,612
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
KWD0.320
|
$3.30
₩4,603
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
KWD0.260
|
$1.55
₩2,163
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
$2.44
₩3,407
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
KWD0.220
|
$2.68
₩3,748
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
KWD0.150
|
$1.73
₩2,416
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$1.39
₩1,936
|
|
pay 49.5% more for transportation
|
Kuwait City
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.28
KWD0.390
|
$4.59
₩6,405
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.77
KWD14.980
|
$44.40
₩61,986
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,111.30
KWD6,791.380
|
$27,023.07
₩37,722,173
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.26
KWD8.990
|
$8.02
₩11,197
|
|
pay 44.6% more for housing
|
Kuwait City
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
KWD8.190
|
$22.27
₩31,093
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$879.86
KWD270.250
|
$883.18
₩1,232,852
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$681.04
KWD209.180
|
$490.54
₩684,756
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.34
KWD12.700
|
$133.35
₩186,151
|
|
pay 91.2% more for childcare
|
Kuwait City
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.57
KWD142.690
|
$385.48
₩538,102
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,942.30
KWD2,132.290
|
$20,782.92
₩29,011,393
|
|
pay 5.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kuwait City
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
$3.58
₩4,999
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.99
KWD1.840
|
$3.60
₩5,028
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.09
KWD0.950
|
$3.22
₩4,499
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.29
KWD34.800
|
$53.73
₩75,002
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
KWD3.500
|
$10.74
₩14,996
|
|
pay 13.9% more for clothing
|
Kuwait City
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.27
KWD12.980
|
$59.13
₩82,538
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.44
KWD15.800
|
$46.64
₩65,112
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.02
KWD28.570
|
$86.69
₩121,017
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.84
KWD29.130
|
$124.89
₩174,338
|
|
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