Cost of living comparison
Kuwait City is 2.3% more expensive than Warsaw.
If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 36.8% less for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Kuwait City
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
PLN41.21
|
$9.75
KWD3.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
PLN36.06
|
$8.13
KWD2.500
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN7.47
|
$0.67
KWD0.210
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN7.45
|
$0.42
KWD0.130
|
|
pay 7.9% more for groceries
Warsaw
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
PLN4.53
|
$1.00
KWD0.310
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
PLN18.15
|
$2.63
KWD0.810
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
PLN15.80
|
$5.77
KWD1.780
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
PLN12.59
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PLN10.57
|
$2.92
KWD0.900
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
PLN1.89
|
$1.05
KWD0.320
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN3.11
|
$0.84
KWD0.260
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
PLN3.42
|
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
PLN5.77
|
$0.71
KWD0.220
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
PLN1.73
|
$0.49
KWD0.150
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
PLN1.95
|
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 60.4% more for transportation
Warsaw
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.20
PLN25.81
|
$1.28
KWD0.400
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
PLN113.33
|
$48.77
KWD15.010
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,732.76
PLN127,956.44
|
$22,111.30
KWD6,804.330
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.92
PLN32.97
|
$29.26
KWD9.010
|
|
pay 15.6% less for housing
Warsaw
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.20
PLN71.59
|
$26.66
KWD8.210
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,070.18
PLN4,455.73
|
$879.86
KWD270.760
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$832.44
PLN3,465.86
|
$681.04
KWD209.580
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$224.46
PLN934.55
|
$41.34
KWD12.720
|
|
pay 26.6% less for childcare
Warsaw
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$507.82
PLN2,114.33
|
$464.57
KWD142.960
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,579.90
PLN52,376.65
|
$6,942.30
KWD2,136.360
|
|
pay 34.3% more for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
PLN15.45
|
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN15.24
|
$5.99
KWD1.840
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.76
PLN19.83
|
$3.09
KWD0.950
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.25
PLN175.90
|
$113.29
KWD34.860
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
PLN36.06
|
$11.38
KWD3.500
|
|
pay 7.7% less for clothing
Warsaw
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.45
PLN372.42
|
$42.27
KWD13.010
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.56
PLN173.02
|
$51.44
KWD15.830
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
PLN367.73
|
$93.02
KWD28.620
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.18
PLN425.41
|
$94.84
KWD29.190
|
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