Cost of living comparison
Kuwait is 2.1 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 95.6% more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Kuwait
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,457
|
$7.87
KWD2.400
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫109,575
|
$6.84
KWD2.090
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,870
|
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,723
|
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
|
pay 15.0% more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Kuwait
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,351
|
$0.88
KWD0.270
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫152,208
|
$2.26
KWD0.690
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫136,198
|
$5.48
KWD1.670
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,716
|
$2.25
KWD0.690
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,382
|
$2.58
KWD0.790
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫31,996
|
$0.99
KWD0.300
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,129
|
$0.79
KWD0.240
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫16,044
|
$0.72
KWD0.220
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,552
|
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,491
|
$0.51
KWD0.150
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,448
|
$0.37
KWD0.110
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Kuwait
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,017
|
$1.21
KWD0.370
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫173,709
|
$47.40
KWD14.470
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫867,888,190
|
$20,976.19
KWD6,403.990
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫144,158
|
$27.95
KWD8.530
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Kuwait
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫226,560
|
$27.63
KWD8.430
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,697,434
|
$773.68
KWD236.200
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,326,224
|
$650.71
KWD198.660
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,087,990
|
$38.06
KWD11.620
|
|
pay 6.4% more for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Kuwait
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,372,124
|
$347.73
KWD106.160
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫302,887,734
|
$5,860.53
KWD1,789.210
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Kuwait
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,552
|
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,559
|
$5.07
KWD1.550
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫29,995
|
$3.14
KWD0.960
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫576,647
|
$107.69
KWD32.880
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫91,034
|
$10.80
KWD3.300
|
|
pay 42.8% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Kuwait
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫726,738
|
$42.49
KWD12.970
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫583,474
|
$50.63
KWD15.460
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,063,185
|
$90.68
KWD27.690
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,323,406
|
$84.84
KWD25.900
|
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