Cost of living comparison
Romania is 25.1% more expensive than Kuwait.
If you lived in Romania instead of Kuwait, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Kuwait
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.72
KWD2.380
|
$8.56
RON40.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.66
KWD2.360
|
$6.33
RON30.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
KWD0.170
|
$1.72
RON8.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
KWD0.120
|
$1.43
RON6.82
|
|
pay 5.0% more for groceries
|
Kuwait
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
KWD0.310
|
$1.08
RON5.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.23
KWD0.690
|
$3.79
RON18.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
KWD1.610
|
$5.46
RON26.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
KWD0.730
|
$2.83
RON13.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
KWD0.820
|
$2.70
RON12.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
KWD0.300
|
$0.47
RON2.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
$0.66
RON3.14
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
KWD0.200
|
$0.65
RON3.09
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
KWD0.190
|
$0.85
RON4.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
KWD0.140
|
$0.38
RON1.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
KWD0.130
|
$0.41
RON1.96
|
|
pay 60.3% more for transportation
|
Kuwait
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.25
KWD0.390
|
$5.64
RON26.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.77
KWD15.010
|
$20.73
RON99.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,067.40
KWD6,175.360
|
$25,159.13
RON120,215.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.53
KWD8.470
|
$6.39
RON30.56
|
|
pay 2.8% less for housing
|
Kuwait
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.39
KWD7.500
|
$8.45
RON40.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$767.09
KWD236.060
|
$363.94
RON1,738.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$636.14
KWD195.760
|
$266.85
RON1,275.07
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.50
KWD12.460
|
$107.36
RON513.01
|
|
pay 13.2% more for childcare
|
Kuwait
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$345.62
KWD106.360
|
$405.62
RON1,938.12
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,757.77
KWD1,771.840
|
$6,284.14
RON30,026.87
|
|
pay 11.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kuwait
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
$2.01
RON9.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.77
KWD1.470
|
$2.20
RON10.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.04
KWD0.940
|
$5.30
RON25.32
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$89.30
KWD27.480
|
$37.40
RON178.71
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.81
KWD3.330
|
$6.19
RON29.57
|
|
pay 2.9% less for clothing
|
Kuwait
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.88
KWD12.580
|
$57.67
RON275.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.73
KWD14.380
|
$34.90
RON166.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.98
KWD27.690
|
$69.76
RON333.31
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.70
KWD26.060
|
$80.53
RON384.79
|
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