Cost of living comparison
Kuwait is 26.4% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 25.3% less for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Kuwait
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP536,533
|
$7.87
KWD2.400
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
$6.84
KWD2.090
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
|
pay 42.5% more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Kuwait
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,803
|
$0.88
KWD0.270
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP356,362
|
$2.26
KWD0.690
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP507,099
|
$5.48
KWD1.670
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP168,962
|
$2.25
KWD0.690
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP269,918
|
$2.58
KWD0.790
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,406
|
$0.99
KWD0.300
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,647
|
$0.79
KWD0.240
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,183
|
$0.72
KWD0.220
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,632
|
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,486
|
$0.51
KWD0.150
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,548
|
$0.37
KWD0.110
|
|
pay 0.6% more for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Kuwait
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP314,036
|
$1.21
KWD0.370
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
$47.40
KWD14.470
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,123,776,485
|
$20,976.19
KWD6,403.990
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
$27.95
KWD8.530
|
|
pay 24.6% more for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Kuwait
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
$27.63
KWD8.430
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,453,585
|
$773.68
KWD236.200
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,097,593
|
$650.71
KWD198.660
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,951,337
|
$38.06
KWD11.620
|
|
pay 70.9% more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Kuwait
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,567,099
|
$347.73
KWD106.160
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP274,973,166
|
$5,860.53
KWD1,789.210
|
|
pay 84.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Kuwait
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,700
|
$5.07
KWD1.550
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
$3.14
KWD0.960
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,591,790
|
$107.69
KWD32.880
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP603,600
|
$10.80
KWD3.300
|
|
pay 13.0% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Kuwait
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,306,647
|
$42.49
KWD12.970
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
$50.63
KWD15.460
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,548,333
|
$90.68
KWD27.690
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,622,852
|
$84.84
KWD25.900
|
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