Cost of living comparison
Italy is 79.5% more expensive than Kuwait.
If you lived in Italy instead of Kuwait, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Kuwait
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.87
KWD2.400
|
$15.81
€14.54
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.84
KWD2.090
|
$10.17
€9.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
$2.51
€2.31
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
$1.21
€1.11
|
|
pay 69.4% more for groceries
|
Kuwait
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
KWD0.270
|
$2.05
€1.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
KWD0.690
|
$6.81
€6.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
KWD1.670
|
$5.59
€5.14
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.25
KWD0.690
|
$3.41
€3.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
KWD0.790
|
$5.01
€4.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
KWD0.300
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
KWD0.240
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
KWD0.220
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
$1.28
€1.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
KWD0.150
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
KWD0.110
|
$0.70
€0.64
|
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pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Kuwait
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.21
KWD0.370
|
$7.33
€6.74
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$47.40
KWD14.470
|
$38.24
€35.16
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,976.19
KWD6,403.990
|
$26,985.59
€24,815.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.95
KWD8.530
|
$19.55
€17.98
|
|
pay 72.2% more for housing
|
Kuwait
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.63
KWD8.430
|
$29.86
€27.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$773.68
KWD236.200
|
$660.64
€607.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$650.71
KWD198.660
|
$504.89
€464.29
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.06
KWD11.620
|
$158.99
€146.20
|
|
pay 56.7% more for childcare
|
Kuwait
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$347.73
KWD106.160
|
$519.28
€477.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,860.53
KWD1,789.210
|
$9,615.09
€8,841.87
|
|
pay 24.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kuwait
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
$4.97
€4.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.07
KWD1.550
|
$1.67
€1.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.14
KWD0.960
|
$6.16
€5.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$107.69
KWD32.880
|
$52.41
€48.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.80
KWD3.300
|
$9.51
€8.75
|
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pay 19.1% more for clothing
|
Kuwait
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.49
KWD12.970
|
$76.74
€70.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
KWD15.460
|
$34.05
€31.31
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.68
KWD27.690
|
$84.06
€77.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.84
KWD25.900
|
$115.51
€106.22
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