Cost of living comparison
San Marino is 44.1% more expensive than Kuwait.
If you lived in San Marino instead of Kuwait, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Kuwait
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.72
KWD2.380
|
$13.93
€13.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.66
KWD2.360
|
$7.14
€6.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
KWD0.170
|
$1.59
€1.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
KWD0.120
|
$1.27
€1.22
|
|
pay 37.6% more for groceries
|
Kuwait
|
San Marino
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
KWD0.310
|
$1.61
€1.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.23
KWD0.690
|
$6.43
€6.17
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
KWD1.610
|
$3.96
€3.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
KWD0.730
|
$2.14
€2.06
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
KWD0.820
|
$3.89
€3.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
KWD0.300
|
$0.79
€0.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
$0.97
€0.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
KWD0.200
|
$0.97
€0.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
KWD0.190
|
$0.97
€0.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
KWD0.140
|
$0.49
€0.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
KWD0.130
|
$0.54
€0.52
|
|
pay 88.8% more for transportation
|
Kuwait
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.25
KWD0.390
|
$6.19
€5.94
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.77
KWD15.010
|
$33.22
€31.89
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,067.40
KWD6,175.360
|
$23,042.91
€22,118.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.53
KWD8.470
|
$21.76
€20.88
|
|
pay 11.0% more for housing
|
Kuwait
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.39
KWD7.500
|
$31.88
€30.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$767.09
KWD236.060
|
$509.09
€488.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$636.14
KWD195.760
|
$509.09
€488.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.50
KWD12.460
|
$67.62
€64.90
|
|
pay 2.8% less for childcare
|
Kuwait
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$345.62
KWD106.360
|
$350.11
€336.06
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,757.77
KWD1,771.840
|
$5,358.82
€5,143.80
|
|
pay 18.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kuwait
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
$4.29
€4.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.77
KWD1.470
|
$1.47
€1.41
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.04
KWD0.940
|
$4.74
€4.55
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$89.30
KWD27.480
|
$69.66
€66.87
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.81
KWD3.330
|
$6.97
€6.69
|
|
pay 36.1% more for clothing
|
Kuwait
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.88
KWD12.580
|
$101.82
€97.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.73
KWD14.380
|
$32.15
€30.86
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.98
KWD27.690
|
$107.18
€102.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.70
KWD26.060
|
$91.10
€87.44
|
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