Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 83.3% more expensive than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Kuwait City
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
KWD3.000
|
$13.86
SEK152.13
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.13
KWD2.500
|
$10.16
SEK111.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
KWD0.210
|
$2.56
SEK28.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
KWD0.130
|
$2.13
SEK23.37
|
|
pay 76.3% more for groceries
|
Kuwait City
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
KWD0.310
|
$2.66
SEK29.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.63
KWD0.810
|
$5.29
SEK58.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
KWD1.770
|
$5.43
SEK59.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
$3.82
SEK41.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
KWD0.900
|
$5.15
SEK56.49
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
KWD0.320
|
$1.38
SEK15.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
KWD0.260
|
$1.10
SEK12.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
$1.36
SEK14.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
KWD0.220
|
$1.78
SEK19.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
KWD0.150
|
$0.71
SEK7.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$0.79
SEK8.66
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Kuwait City
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.28
KWD0.390
|
$6.67
SEK73.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.77
KWD14.980
|
$94.22
SEK1,034.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,111.30
KWD6,791.380
|
$28,544.48
SEK313,378.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.26
KWD8.990
|
$27.62
SEK303.24
|
|
pay 95.1% more for housing
|
Kuwait City
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
KWD8.190
|
$33.49
SEK367.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$879.86
KWD270.250
|
$1,542.54
SEK16,934.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$681.04
KWD209.180
|
$965.24
SEK10,596.96
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.34
KWD12.700
|
$139.65
SEK1,533.14
|
|
pay 43.2% less for childcare
|
Kuwait City
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.57
KWD142.690
|
$144.54
SEK1,586.86
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,942.30
KWD2,132.290
|
$5,727.37
SEK62,878.52
|
|
pay 81.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kuwait City
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
$7.30
SEK80.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.99
KWD1.840
|
$4.27
SEK46.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.09
KWD0.950
|
$6.56
SEK72.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.29
KWD34.800
|
$39.99
SEK438.99
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
KWD3.500
|
$15.61
SEK171.39
|
|
pay 48.9% more for clothing
|
Kuwait City
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.27
KWD12.980
|
$90.26
SEK990.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.44
KWD15.800
|
$43.14
SEK473.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.02
KWD28.570
|
$106.21
SEK1,166.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.84
KWD29.130
|
$174.28
SEK1,913.40
|
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