Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 57.8% more expensive than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Kuwait City
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
KWD3.000
|
$9.90
PLN40.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.13
KWD2.500
|
$8.66
PLN35.48
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
KWD0.210
|
$1.79
PLN7.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
KWD0.130
|
$1.79
PLN7.33
|
|
pay 8.7% more for groceries
|
Kuwait City
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
KWD0.310
|
$1.09
PLN4.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.63
KWD0.810
|
$4.36
PLN17.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
KWD1.770
|
$3.80
PLN15.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
$3.02
PLN12.39
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
KWD0.900
|
$2.54
PLN10.40
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
KWD0.320
|
$0.45
PLN1.86
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
KWD0.260
|
$0.75
PLN3.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
$0.82
PLN3.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
KWD0.220
|
$1.39
PLN5.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
KWD0.150
|
$0.41
PLN1.70
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$0.47
PLN1.92
|
|
pay 76.2% more for transportation
|
Kuwait City
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.28
KWD0.390
|
$6.20
PLN25.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.77
KWD14.980
|
$27.22
PLN111.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,111.30
KWD6,791.380
|
$30,732.76
PLN125,903.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.26
KWD8.990
|
$7.92
PLN32.44
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Kuwait City
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
KWD8.190
|
$17.20
PLN70.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$879.86
KWD270.250
|
$1,070.18
PLN4,384.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$681.04
KWD209.180
|
$832.44
PLN3,410.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.34
KWD12.700
|
$224.46
PLN919.55
|
|
pay 45.2% more for childcare
|
Kuwait City
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.57
KWD142.690
|
$507.82
PLN2,080.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,942.30
KWD2,132.290
|
$12,579.90
PLN51,536.37
|
|
pay 11.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kuwait City
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
$3.71
PLN15.21
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.99
KWD1.840
|
$3.66
PLN15.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.09
KWD0.950
|
$4.76
PLN19.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.29
KWD34.800
|
$42.25
PLN173.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
KWD3.500
|
$8.66
PLN35.48
|
|
pay 23.8% more for clothing
|
Kuwait City
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.27
KWD12.980
|
$89.45
PLN366.45
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.44
KWD15.800
|
$41.56
PLN170.24
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.02
KWD28.570
|
$88.32
PLN361.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.84
KWD29.130
|
$102.18
PLN418.58
|
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