Cost of living comparison
Tallinn is 66.7% more expensive than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Tallinn instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
Kuwait City
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.14
KWD2.480
|
$13.54
€12.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.16
KWD2.190
|
$9.21
€8.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
KWD0.170
|
$2.34
€2.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
$1.78
€1.64
|
|
pay 24.7% more for groceries
|
Kuwait City
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
KWD0.290
|
$1.32
€1.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.53
KWD0.770
|
$5.29
€4.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.90
KWD1.800
|
$4.66
€4.29
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
KWD0.830
|
$3.67
€3.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
KWD0.320
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
KWD0.260
|
$0.64
€0.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
KWD0.240
|
$1.07
€0.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
KWD0.210
|
$1.32
€1.21
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
$0.43
€0.39
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$0.50
€0.46
|
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pay 96.3% more for transportation
|
Kuwait City
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.27
KWD0.390
|
$7.03
€6.46
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$47.19
KWD14.410
|
$32.49
€29.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,783.27
KWD6,955.690
|
$29,240.65
€26,889.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.29
KWD8.940
|
$10.18
€9.36
|
|
pay 99.2% more for housing
|
Kuwait City
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.44
KWD8.680
|
$28.32
€26.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$930.70
KWD284.140
|
$729.51
€670.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$702.87
KWD214.590
|
$520.65
€478.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.98
KWD12.820
|
$228.75
€210.35
|
|
pay 10.9% less for childcare
|
Kuwait City
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$560.24
KWD171.040
|
$450.86
€414.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,716.63
KWD2,050.570
|
$6,560.19
€6,032.64
|
|
pay 34.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kuwait City
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
$5.41
€4.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.60
KWD1.710
|
$3.78
€3.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.17
KWD0.970
|
$5.90
€5.42
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$124.57
KWD38.030
|
$56.45
€51.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.39
KWD3.480
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
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pay 14.1% more for clothing
|
Kuwait City
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.57
KWD13.910
|
$87.49
€80.46
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.69
KWD17.310
|
$35.26
€32.42
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
KWD28.990
|
$87.51
€80.48
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.63
KWD27.980
|
$101.02
€92.90
|
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