Cost of living comparison
Kuwait City is 3.9 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 20.1% less for restaurants
Freetown
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$6.52
KWD2.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$6.52
KWD2.000
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.31
KWD0.100
|
|
pay 6.8% less for groceries
Freetown
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.31
KWD0.710
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$5.62
KWD1.730
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$2.07
KWD0.640
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.40
KWD0.740
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$0.99
KWD0.310
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.88
KWD0.270
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.46
KWD0.140
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for transportation
Freetown
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$1.39
KWD0.430
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$48.89
KWD15.030
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$22,165.00
KWD6,812.860
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$30.15
KWD9.270
|
|
pay 97.3% more for housing
Freetown
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$31.51
KWD9.680
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$928.97
KWD285.540
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$671.91
KWD206.530
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$33.55
KWD10.310
|
|
pay 12.2 times more for childcare
Freetown
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$414.85
KWD127.510
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$7,112.82
KWD2,186.270
|
|
pay 95.7% more for entertainment and sports
Freetown
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$2.44
KWD0.750
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$5.06
KWD1.560
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$2.93
KWD0.900
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$120.42
KWD37.010
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$11.41
KWD3.510
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for clothing
Freetown
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$44.09
KWD13.550
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$57.04
KWD17.530
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$96.23
KWD29.580
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$111.78
KWD34.360
|
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