Cost of living comparison

London, United Kingdom

compared to

As-salimiyah, Kuwait

As-salimiyah vs. London Cost of Living Summary

As-salimiyah is 51.2% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 61.3% less in As-salimiyah
Groceries: pay 39.5% less in As-salimiyah
Transportation: pay 59.5% less in As-salimiyah
Housing: pay 63.1% less in As-salimiyah
Childcare: pay 81.3% less in As-salimiyah
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.9% less in As-salimiyah
Clothing: pay 30.1% less in As-salimiyah

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, transportation, groceries, and clothing are lower in As-salimiyah.

As-salimiyah vs. London Cost Breakdown

If you lived in As-salimiyah instead of London, you would:

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pay 61.3% less for restaurants

	London	As-salimiyah
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.83 £19.19	$8.13 KWD2.490	-68.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.33 £7.68	$8.13 KWD2.490	-21.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 £1.83	$0.54 KWD0.170	-77.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 £1.37	$0.42 KWD0.130	-77.5%
Average			-61.3%

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pay 39.5% less for groceries

	London	As-salimiyah
Bread 1 loaf	$2.07 £1.54	$0.85 KWD0.260	-58.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.65 £4.19	$2.63 KWD0.810	-53.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.31 £4.69	$5.54 KWD1.700	-12.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.45 £3.30	$2.35 KWD0.720	-47.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.26 £3.16	$2.65 KWD0.810	-37.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 £1.16	$0.86 KWD0.260	-44.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 £0.56	$0.82 KWD0.250	+9.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.07	$0.66 KWD0.200	-53.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 £1.33	$0.71 KWD0.220	-60.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 £0.51	$0.49 KWD0.150	-28.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 £0.52	$0.37 KWD0.110	-47.4%
Average			-39.5%

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pay 59.5% less for transportation

	London	As-salimiyah
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.39 £5.49	$1.15 KWD0.350	-84.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$258.31 £191.90	$48.77 KWD14.970	-81.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,531.14 £27,140.15	$16,258.31 KWD4,989.350	-55.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$35.26 £26.20	$29.26 KWD8.980	-17.0%
Average			-59.5%

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pay 63.1% less for housing

	London	As-salimiyah
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.63 £30.93	$26.66 KWD8.180	-36.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,834.46 £2,105.81	$964.66 KWD296.030	-66.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,063.73 £1,533.21	$699.11 KWD214.540	-66.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$263.90 £196.06	$41.34 KWD12.680	-84.3%
Average			-63.1%

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pay 81.3% less for childcare

	London	As-salimiyah
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,333.60 £1,733.71	$294.46 KWD90.360	-87.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,892.30 £20,722.08	$6,909.78 KWD2,120.470	-75.2%
Average			-81.3%

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pay 23.9% less for entertainment and sports

	London	As-salimiyah
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.27 £6.14	$1.63 KWD0.500	-80.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.80 £3.57	$4.88 KWD1.500	+1.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$19.76 £14.68	$3.09 KWD0.950	-84.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.66 £48.78	$113.81 KWD34.930	+73.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.14 £11.99	$11.38 KWD3.490	-29.5%
Average			-23.9%

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pay 30.1% less for clothing

	London	As-salimiyah
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$96.94 £72.02	$42.27 KWD12.970	-56.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.55 £37.55	$51.44 KWD15.780	+1.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.87 £85.34	$83.46 KWD25.610	-27.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$135.36 £100.57	$83.46 KWD25.610	-38.3%
Average			-30.1%

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