Cost of living comparison
Kuwait is 17.3% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Finland, you would:
pay 59.0% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Kuwait
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.85
€12.73
|
$7.87
KWD2.410
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.17
|
$6.84
KWD2.100
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.36
|
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
€1.76
|
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
|
pay 26.2% less for groceries
Finland
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
€2.11
|
$0.88
KWD0.270
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
€3.43
|
$2.26
KWD0.690
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.87
|
$5.48
KWD1.680
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
€2.70
|
$2.25
KWD0.690
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
€4.65
|
$2.58
KWD0.790
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$0.99
KWD0.300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.79
KWD0.240
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.85
|
$0.72
KWD0.220
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.52
|
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.51
|
$0.51
KWD0.150
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.37
KWD0.110
|
|
pay 22.0% less for transportation
Finland
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.87
€7.24
|
$1.21
KWD0.370
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
€55.72
|
$47.40
KWD14.530
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,056.21
€27,626.16
|
$20,976.19
KWD6,431.950
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.81
€17.29
|
$27.95
KWD8.570
|
|
pay 7.0% less for housing
Finland
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.06
€20.28
|
$27.63
KWD8.470
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$746.03
€685.71
|
$773.68
KWD237.230
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$620.54
€570.37
|
$650.71
KWD199.530
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.79
€91.72
|
$38.06
KWD11.670
|
|
pay 5.3% less for childcare
Finland
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$310.89
€285.75
|
$347.73
KWD106.630
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.54
€6,952.94
|
$5,860.53
KWD1,797.020
|
|
pay 0.8% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
€6.58
|
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
€3.91
|
$5.07
KWD1.550
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.60
€9.74
|
$3.14
KWD0.960
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.05
€39.57
|
$107.69
KWD33.020
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.48
€14.23
|
$10.80
KWD3.310
|
|
pay 0.5% less for clothing
Finland
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.46
€70.28
|
$42.49
KWD13.030
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.66
€30.02
|
$50.63
KWD15.530
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.52
€76.77
|
$90.68
KWD27.810
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.88
€99.15
|
$84.84
KWD26.010
|
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