Cost of living comparison

Washington (DC), United States

compared to

As-salimiyah, Kuwait

As-salimiyah vs. Washington Cost of Living Summary

As-salimiyah is 52.6% cheaper than Washington.

Restaurants: pay 65.4% less in As-salimiyah
Groceries: pay 52.3% less in As-salimiyah
Transportation: pay 33.9% less in As-salimiyah
Housing: pay 65.0% less in As-salimiyah
Childcare: pay 84.5% less in As-salimiyah
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.5% less in As-salimiyah
Clothing: pay 28.9% less in As-salimiyah

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in As-salimiyah.

As-salimiyah vs. Washington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in As-salimiyah instead of Washington, you would:

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pay 65.4% less for restaurants

	Washington	As-salimiyah
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.00	$8.13 KWD2.490	-67.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$8.13 KWD2.490	-32.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.78	$0.54 KWD0.170	-80.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.22	$0.42 KWD0.130	-81.2%
Average			-65.4%

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pay 52.3% less for groceries

	Washington	As-salimiyah
Bread 1 loaf	$4.34	$0.85 KWD0.260	-80.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.84	$2.63 KWD0.810	-66.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.14	$5.54 KWD1.700	+33.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.91	$2.35 KWD0.720	-39.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.73	$2.65 KWD0.810	-60.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.70	$0.86 KWD0.260	-68.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85	$0.82 KWD0.250	-3.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.46	$0.66 KWD0.200	-73.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.59	$0.71 KWD0.220	-72.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.55	$0.49 KWD0.150	-68.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.61	$0.37 KWD0.110	-77.1%
Average			-52.3%

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pay 33.9% less for transportation

	Washington	As-salimiyah
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.66	$1.15 KWD0.350	-68.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00	$48.77 KWD14.940	-35.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,699.74	$16,258.31 KWD4,979.770	-54.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.88	$29.26 KWD8.960	+22.5%
Average			-33.9%

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pay 65.0% less for housing

	Washington	As-salimiyah
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.46	$26.66 KWD8.170	-59.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,582.95	$964.66 KWD295.470	-62.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,028.70	$699.11 KWD214.130	-65.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$146.65	$41.34 KWD12.660	-71.8%
Average			-65.0%

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pay 84.5% less for childcare

	Washington	As-salimiyah
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,273.25	$294.46 KWD90.190	-87.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$38,250.00	$6,909.78 KWD2,116.400	-81.9%
Average			-84.5%

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pay 38.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Washington	As-salimiyah
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00	$1.63 KWD0.500	-79.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.55	$4.88 KWD1.490	-12.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.75	$3.09 KWD0.950	-73.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$106.36	$113.81 KWD34.860	+7.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.18	$11.38 KWD3.490	-33.8%
Average			-38.5%

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pay 28.9% less for clothing

	Washington	As-salimiyah
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.13	$42.27 KWD12.950	-43.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.77	$51.44 KWD15.750	+1.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.47	$83.46 KWD25.560	-20.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$178.48	$83.46 KWD25.560	-53.2%
Average			-28.9%

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