Cost of living comparison
Kuwait City is 1.1% cheaper than Tallinn.
If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Tallinn, you would:
pay 54.8% less for restaurants
Tallinn
|
Kuwait City
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.54
€12.45
|
$8.14
KWD2.480
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.21
€8.47
|
$7.16
KWD2.190
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
€2.15
|
$0.54
KWD0.170
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
€1.64
|
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
|
pay 9.7% less for groceries
Tallinn
|
Kuwait City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
€1.21
|
$0.95
KWD0.290
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
€4.86
|
$2.53
KWD0.770
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.66
€4.29
|
$5.90
KWD1.800
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.67
€3.37
|
$2.73
KWD0.830
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$1.06
KWD0.320
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.59
|
$0.85
KWD0.260
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.98
|
$0.80
KWD0.240
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.21
|
$0.68
KWD0.210
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.39
|
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.46
|
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 32.2% more for transportation
Tallinn
|
Kuwait City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.03
€6.46
|
$1.27
KWD0.390
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.88
|
$47.19
KWD14.410
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,240.65
€26,889.21
|
$22,783.27
KWD6,955.690
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.18
€9.36
|
$29.29
KWD8.940
|
|
pay 4.6% less for housing
Tallinn
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Kuwait City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.32
€26.04
|
$28.44
KWD8.680
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$729.51
€670.85
|
$930.70
KWD284.140
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$520.65
€478.78
|
$702.87
KWD214.590
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$228.75
€210.35
|
$41.98
KWD12.820
|
|
pay 13.3% more for childcare
Tallinn
|
Kuwait City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$450.86
€414.61
|
$560.24
KWD171.040
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,560.19
€6,032.64
|
$6,716.63
KWD2,050.570
|
|
pay 12.8% more for entertainment and sports
Tallinn
|
Kuwait City
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€4.98
|
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.48
|
$5.60
KWD1.710
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.90
€5.42
|
$3.17
KWD0.970
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.45
€51.91
|
$124.57
KWD38.030
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.96
|
$11.39
KWD3.480
|
|
pay 3.0% more for clothing
Tallinn
|
Kuwait City
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.49
€80.46
|
$45.57
KWD13.910
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.26
€32.42
|
$56.69
KWD17.310
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.51
€80.48
|
$94.97
KWD28.990
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.02
€92.90
|
$91.63
KWD27.980
|
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