Cost of living comparison

 Valletta, Malta
compared to
 Kuwait City, Kuwait
Kuwait City vs. Valletta Cost of Living Summary
Kuwait City vs. Valletta Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Valletta, you would:

pay 53.9% less for restaurants

 
Valletta
Kuwait City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€14.17
$9.75
KWD2.990
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.72
€9.44
$8.13
KWD2.490
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.56
€2.26
$0.67
KWD0.200

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pay 27.6% less for groceries

 
Valletta
Kuwait City
Bread
1 loaf
$1.39
€1.23
$1.00
KWD0.310
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.82
€4.25
$2.63
KWD0.810
Milk (1 gallon) $4.62
€4.07
$5.77
KWD1.770

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pay 26.5% less for transportation

 
Valletta
Kuwait City
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.44
€4.79
$1.28
KWD0.390
Monthly public transit pass ?? $48.77
KWD14.970
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,186.43
€22,195.29
$22,111.30
KWD6,785.520

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pay 24.8% less for housing

 
Valletta
Kuwait City
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$30.37
€26.76
$26.66
KWD8.180
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,093.20
€963.37
$879.86
KWD270.010
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $955.66
€842.16
$681.04
KWD209.000

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pay 24.3% less for childcare

 
Valletta
Kuwait City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $660.21
€581.80
$464.57
KWD142.570
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,574.10
€7,555.84
$6,942.30
KWD2,130.450

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pay 28.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Valletta
Kuwait City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.29
€3.78
$1.63
KWD0.500
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.50
€2.20
$5.99
KWD1.840
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.95
€5.24
$3.09
KWD0.950

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pay 4.4% less for clothing

 
Valletta
Kuwait City
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$91.77
€80.87
$42.27
KWD12.970
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$35.73
€31.48
$51.44
KWD15.780
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$93.78
€82.64
$93.02
KWD28.540

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