Cost of living comparison
Kuwait City is 45.6% cheaper than Nassau.
If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Nassau, you would:
pay 59.9% less for restaurants
|
Nassau
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$40.00
BSD40.00
|
$9.75
KWD3.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
BSD10.00
|
$8.13
KWD2.500
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.18
BSD2.18
|
$0.67
KWD0.210
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
BSD1.71
|
$0.42
KWD0.130
|
|
pay 59.8% less for groceries
|
Nassau
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.17
BSD5.17
|
$1.00
KWD0.310
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
BSD4.03
|
$2.63
KWD0.810
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$19.37
BSD19.37
|
$5.77
KWD1.780
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.38
BSD7.38
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.20
BSD5.20
|
$2.92
KWD0.900
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
BSD1.72
|
$1.05
KWD0.320
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.32
BSD1.32
|
$0.84
KWD0.260
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.11
BSD2.11
|
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.40
BSD2.40
|
$0.71
KWD0.220
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
BSD2.14
|
$0.49
KWD0.150
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.49
BSD1.49
|
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 28.5% less for transportation
|
Nassau
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
BSD5.39
|
$1.28
KWD0.400
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.00
BSD45.00
|
$48.77
KWD15.010
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,500.00
BSD37,500.00
|
$22,111.30
KWD6,804.330
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.85
BSD30.85
|
$29.26
KWD9.010
|
|
pay 68.2% less for housing
|
Nassau
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$104.29
BSD104.29
|
$26.66
KWD8.210
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,862.50
BSD1,862.50
|
$879.86
KWD270.760
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,800.00
BSD1,800.00
|
$681.04
KWD209.580
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$249.29
BSD249.29
|
$41.34
KWD12.720
|
|
pay 40.5% less for childcare
|
Nassau
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$640.00
BSD640.00
|
$464.57
KWD142.960
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,916.67
BSD14,916.67
|
$6,942.30
KWD2,136.360
|
|
pay 34.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Nassau
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
BSD5.00
|
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.75
BSD5.75
|
$5.99
KWD1.840
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
BSD11.00
|
$3.09
KWD0.950
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.88
BSD113.88
|
$113.29
KWD34.860
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
BSD18.00
|
$11.38
KWD3.500
|
|
pay 27.9% less for clothing
|
Nassau
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.50
BSD67.50
|
$42.27
KWD13.010
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$76.67
BSD76.67
|
$51.44
KWD15.830
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.00
BSD117.00
|
$93.02
KWD28.620
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.00
BSD120.00
|
$94.84
KWD29.190
|
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