Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 2.2 times more expensive than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Kuwait City
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
KWD3.000
|
$14.93
NZ$25.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.13
KWD2.500
|
$8.96
NZ$15.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
KWD0.210
|
$2.57
NZ$4.39
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
KWD0.130
|
$2.15
NZ$3.68
|
|
pay 98.6% more for groceries
|
Kuwait City
|
Wellington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
KWD0.310
|
$1.96
NZ$3.35
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.63
KWD0.810
|
$4.15
NZ$7.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
KWD1.770
|
$6.98
NZ$11.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
$6.84
NZ$11.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
KWD0.900
|
$5.06
NZ$8.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
KWD0.320
|
$1.40
NZ$2.38
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
KWD0.260
|
$1.09
NZ$1.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
$1.48
NZ$2.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
KWD0.220
|
$2.61
NZ$4.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
KWD0.150
|
$1.01
NZ$1.73
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$0.84
NZ$1.43
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Kuwait City
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.28
KWD0.390
|
$6.42
NZ$10.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.77
KWD14.980
|
$127.57
NZ$217.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,111.30
KWD6,791.380
|
$34,339.84
NZ$58,575.46
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.26
KWD8.990
|
$18.22
NZ$31.07
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Kuwait City
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
KWD8.190
|
$54.27
NZ$92.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$879.86
KWD270.250
|
$1,487.35
NZ$2,537.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$681.04
KWD209.180
|
$1,335.17
NZ$2,277.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.34
KWD12.700
|
$134.11
NZ$228.75
|
|
pay 84.9% more for childcare
|
Kuwait City
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.57
KWD142.690
|
$871.44
NZ$1,486.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,942.30
KWD2,132.290
|
$12,649.75
NZ$21,577.41
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kuwait City
|
Wellington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
$7.17
NZ$12.22
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.99
KWD1.840
|
$3.41
NZ$5.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.09
KWD0.950
|
$24.46
NZ$41.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.29
KWD34.800
|
$39.85
NZ$67.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
KWD3.500
|
$12.24
NZ$20.88
|
|
pay 37.9% more for clothing
|
Kuwait City
|
Wellington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.27
KWD12.980
|
$75.78
NZ$129.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.44
KWD15.800
|
$55.09
NZ$93.98
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.02
KWD28.570
|
$119.44
NZ$203.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.84
KWD29.130
|
$129.60
NZ$221.06
|
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