Cost of living comparison
Kuwait City is 50.4% cheaper than George Town.
If you lived in Kuwait City instead of George Town, you would:
pay 70.2% less for restaurants
|
George Town
|
Kuwait City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
KYD14.96
|
$6.52
KWD2.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
KYD9.97
|
$6.52
KWD2.000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
KYD2.68
|
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
KYD2.07
|
$0.31
KWD0.100
|
|
pay 67.6% less for groceries
|
George Town
|
Kuwait City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.74
KYD3.94
|
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
KYD4.42
|
$2.31
KWD0.710
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.47
KYD14.52
|
$5.62
KWD1.730
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.81
KYD5.66
|
$2.07
KWD0.640
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.57
KYD3.80
|
$2.40
KWD0.740
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.42
KYD2.85
|
$0.99
KWD0.310
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
KYD1.16
|
$0.88
KWD0.270
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.71
KYD2.26
|
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.00
KYD2.49
|
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.60
KYD2.16
|
$0.46
KWD0.140
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
KYD1.49
|
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 18.1% less for transportation
|
George Town
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
KYD5.49
|
$1.39
KWD0.430
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
KYD24.93
|
$48.89
KWD15.030
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,995.22
KYD29,912.78
|
$22,165.00
KWD6,812.860
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$30.15
KWD9.270
|
|
pay 73.8% less for housing
|
George Town
|
Kuwait City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$131.85
KYD109.57
|
$31.51
KWD9.680
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,699.64
KYD2,243.46
|
$928.97
KWD285.540
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,899.75
KYD1,578.73
|
$671.91
KWD206.530
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$308.06
KYD256.01
|
$33.55
KWD10.310
|
|
pay 59.1% less for childcare
|
George Town
|
Kuwait City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.88
KYD772.75
|
$414.85
KWD127.510
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,137.46
KYD15,903.63
|
$7,112.82
KWD2,186.270
|
|
pay 21.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
George Town
|
Kuwait City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
KYD5.48
|
$2.44
KWD0.750
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.85
KYD4.86
|
$5.06
KWD1.560
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
KYD9.97
|
$2.93
KWD0.900
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.79
KYD55.50
|
$120.42
KWD37.010
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
KYD14.96
|
$11.41
KWD3.510
|
|
pay 42.3% less for clothing
|
George Town
|
Kuwait City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.99
KYD69.80
|
$44.09
KWD13.550
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$106.49
KYD88.49
|
$57.04
KWD17.530
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$181.18
KYD150.56
|
$96.23
KWD29.580
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$155.98
KYD129.62
|
$111.78
KWD34.360
|
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