Cost of living comparison
Kuwait City is 16.9% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 63.6% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Kuwait City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$6.52
KWD2.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.26
|
$6.52
KWD2.000
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.69
|
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
€2.22
|
$0.31
KWD0.100
|
|
pay 39.2% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.97
€1.83
|
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.43
|
$2.31
KWD0.710
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.74
|
$5.62
KWD1.730
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
€2.93
|
$2.07
KWD0.640
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
€4.58
|
$2.40
KWD0.740
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$0.99
KWD0.310
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.88
KWD0.270
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.24
|
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
€1.48
|
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.46
KWD0.140
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 33.0% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.08
€7.50
|
$1.39
KWD0.430
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$93.45
€86.79
|
$48.89
KWD15.030
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,967.00
€30,614.80
|
$22,165.00
KWD6,812.860
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.98
€21.34
|
$30.15
KWD9.270
|
|
pay 44.4% less for housing
Berlin
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.65
€39.60
|
$31.51
KWD9.680
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,347.77
€1,251.61
|
$928.97
KWD285.540
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$999.06
€927.77
|
$671.91
KWD206.530
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$273.14
€253.65
|
$33.55
KWD10.310
|
|
pay 43.7% more for childcare
Berlin
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.36
€195.35
|
$414.85
KWD127.510
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,885.50
€7,322.87
|
$7,112.82
KWD2,186.270
|
|
pay 20.8% more for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$2.44
KWD0.750
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.36
|
$5.06
KWD1.560
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
$2.93
KWD0.900
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€38.75
|
$120.42
KWD37.010
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$11.41
KWD3.510
|
|
pay 2.5% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Kuwait City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.74
€85.20
|
$44.09
KWD13.550
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.98
€36.20
|
$57.04
KWD17.530
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
€88.20
|
$96.23
KWD29.580
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.23
€109.79
|
$111.78
KWD34.360
|
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