Cost of living comparison
Kuwait City is 14.9% more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 31.1% less for restaurants
|
Tirana
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.92
ALL1,016
|
$9.75
KWD3.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
ALL812
|
$8.13
KWD2.500
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL147
|
$0.67
KWD0.210
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ALL76
|
$0.42
KWD0.130
|
|
pay 16.5% less for groceries
|
Tirana
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ALL93
|
$1.00
KWD0.310
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.31
ALL587
|
$2.63
KWD0.810
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.59
ALL706
|
$5.77
KWD1.770
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
ALL334
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
ALL329
|
$2.92
KWD0.900
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL69
|
$1.05
KWD0.320
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
ALL107
|
$0.84
KWD0.260
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL76
|
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
ALL81
|
$0.71
KWD0.220
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL47
|
$0.49
KWD0.150
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
ALL56
|
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 17.5% more for transportation
|
Tirana
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL730
|
$1.28
KWD0.390
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
ALL1,625
|
$48.77
KWD14.980
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,474.40
ALL2,741,870
|
$22,111.30
KWD6,791.380
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.47
ALL2,742
|
$29.26
KWD8.990
|
|
pay 28.1% more for housing
|
Tirana
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.21
ALL1,694
|
$26.66
KWD8.190
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$594.90
ALL55,341
|
$879.86
KWD270.250
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$412.58
ALL38,381
|
$681.04
KWD209.180
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.02
ALL7,258
|
$41.34
KWD12.700
|
|
pay 54.8% more for childcare
|
Tirana
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.35
ALL23,940
|
$464.57
KWD142.690
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,375.91
ALL500,096
|
$6,942.30
KWD2,132.290
|
|
pay 67.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tirana
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
ALL254
|
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ALL172
|
$5.99
KWD1.840
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
ALL355
|
$3.09
KWD0.950
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.89
ALL4,362
|
$113.29
KWD34.800
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
ALL812
|
$11.38
KWD3.500
|
|
pay 15.8% less for clothing
|
Tirana
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.35
ALL5,986
|
$42.27
KWD12.980
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.77
ALL4,444
|
$51.44
KWD15.800
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.14
ALL9,316
|
$93.02
KWD28.570
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.06
ALL12,471
|
$94.84
KWD29.130
|
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