Cost of living comparison
Saint Kitts and Nevis is 95.4% more expensive than Kuwait.
If you lived in Saint Kitts and Nevis instead of Kuwait, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
|
Kuwait
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.72
KWD2.370
|
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.66
KWD2.350
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
KWD0.170
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
KWD0.120
|
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
|
pay 92.0% more for groceries
|
Kuwait
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
KWD0.310
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.23
KWD0.680
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
KWD1.610
|
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
KWD0.720
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
KWD0.820
|
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
KWD0.300
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
KWD0.190
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
KWD0.180
|
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
KWD0.140
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
KWD0.130
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Kuwait
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.25
KWD0.390
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.77
KWD14.980
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,067.40
KWD6,163.600
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.53
KWD8.460
|
?? |
pay 40.0% more for housing
|
Kuwait
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.39
KWD7.490
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$767.09
KWD235.610
|
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$636.14
KWD195.390
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.50
KWD12.440
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Kuwait
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$345.62
KWD106.160
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,757.77
KWD1,768.470
|
?? |
pay 13.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kuwait
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.77
KWD1.460
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.04
KWD0.930
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$89.30
KWD27.430
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.81
KWD3.320
|
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
|
pay 80.5% more for clothing
|
Kuwait
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.88
KWD12.560
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.73
KWD14.350
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.98
KWD27.640
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.70
KWD26.010
|
?? | |
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