Cost of living comparison
Kuwait City is 2.5 times more expensive than Tunis.
If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Tunis, you would:
pay 61.3% more for restaurants
|
Tunis
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
TND12.120
|
$9.75
KWD3.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.81
TND15.160
|
$8.13
KWD2.500
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TND2.110
|
$0.67
KWD0.210
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
TND1.070
|
$0.42
KWD0.130
|
|
pay 98.7% more for groceries
|
Tunis
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
$1.00
KWD0.310
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
TND15.290
|
$2.63
KWD0.810
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.72
TND5.420
|
$5.77
KWD1.780
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
TND4.890
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TND8.540
|
$2.92
KWD0.900
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
TND2.720
|
$1.05
KWD0.320
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.86
TND5.870
|
$0.84
KWD0.260
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
TND1.580
|
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
TND0.970
|
$0.71
KWD0.220
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TND0.870
|
$0.49
KWD0.150
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
TND0.820
|
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for transportation
|
Tunis
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.06
TND9.650
|
$1.28
KWD0.400
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.22
TND35.360
|
$48.77
KWD15.010
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,454.35
TND121,246.570
|
$22,111.30
KWD6,804.330
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.60
TND8.180
|
$29.26
KWD9.010
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Tunis
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.62
TND71.320
|
$26.66
KWD8.210
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.97
TND803.920
|
$879.86
KWD270.760
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.18
TND549.200
|
$681.04
KWD209.580
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.70
TND125.180
|
$41.34
KWD12.720
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
|
Tunis
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.37
TND307.000
|
$464.57
KWD142.960
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,244.15
TND10,228.800
|
$6,942.30
KWD2,136.360
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tunis
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
TND5.810
|
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.97
TND3.060
|
$5.99
KWD1.840
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.20
TND10.100
|
$3.09
KWD0.950
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.98
TND97.670
|
$113.29
KWD34.860
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
TND15.160
|
$11.38
KWD3.500
|
|
pay 3.2% more for clothing
|
Tunis
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.18
TND145.600
|
$42.27
KWD13.010
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.28
TND167.990
|
$51.44
KWD15.830
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
TND291.460
|
$93.02
KWD28.620
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.23
TND240.370
|
$94.84
KWD29.190
|
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