Cost of living comparison
Kuwait City is 2.8 times more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 48.0% more for restaurants
|
Tehran
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR169,000
|
$9.75
KWD3.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
IRR211,250
|
$8.13
KWD2.500
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
IRR19,178
|
$0.67
KWD0.210
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
IRR45,839
|
$0.42
KWD0.130
|
|
pay 84.6% more for groceries
|
Tehran
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
IRR22,602
|
$1.00
KWD0.310
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.83
IRR77,272
|
$2.63
KWD0.810
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.32
IRR98,152
|
$5.77
KWD1.780
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.26
IRR53,272
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.84
IRR77,906
|
$2.92
KWD0.900
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IRR19,293
|
$1.05
KWD0.320
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
IRR29,604
|
$0.84
KWD0.260
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
IRR17,831
|
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
IRR13,390
|
$0.71
KWD0.220
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,238
|
$0.49
KWD0.150
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR11,130
|
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
|
Tehran
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.76
IRR116,458
|
$1.28
KWD0.400
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
IRR422,500
|
$48.77
KWD15.020
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$90,000.00
IRR3,802,500,000
|
$22,111.30
KWD6,806.900
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR122,525
|
$29.26
KWD9.010
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Tehran
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.79
IRR286,962
|
$26.66
KWD8.210
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.72
IRR20,690,640
|
$879.86
KWD270.860
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$339.71
IRR14,352,610
|
$681.04
KWD209.660
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.89
IRR502,342
|
$41.34
KWD12.720
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
|
Tehran
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.20
IRR5,205,200
|
$464.57
KWD143.020
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,753.32
IRR74,077,693
|
$6,942.30
KWD2,137.170
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tehran
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.80
IRR33,800
|
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
IRR63,638
|
$5.99
KWD1.840
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,625
|
$3.09
KWD0.950
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
IRR812,478
|
$113.29
KWD34.880
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,375
|
$11.38
KWD3.500
|
|
pay 25.9% more for clothing
|
Tehran
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.21
IRR1,529,668
|
$42.27
KWD13.010
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.96
IRR1,181,502
|
$51.44
KWD15.830
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$138.01
IRR5,830,759
|
$93.02
KWD28.630
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.09
IRR2,961,404
|
$94.84
KWD29.200
|
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