Cost of living comparison
Kuwait is 19.3% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Germany, you would:
pay 59.1% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Kuwait
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€12.04
|
$6.88
KWD2.120
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.85
|
$6.74
KWD2.080
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.48
|
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.23
|
$0.39
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 17.7% less for groceries
Germany
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
$1.03
KWD0.320
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.33
|
$2.80
KWD0.860
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.96
|
$6.31
KWD1.950
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
$2.46
KWD0.760
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.66
|
$2.30
KWD0.710
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.14
|
$0.94
KWD0.290
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$0.75
KWD0.230
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.48
KWD0.150
|
|
pay 30.6% less for transportation
Germany
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.79
|
$1.36
KWD0.420
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.91
|
$46.98
KWD14.490
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,369.39
|
$19,349.52
KWD5,966.350
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.54
|
$27.59
KWD8.510
|
|
pay 17.5% less for housing
Germany
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.58
|
$34.41
KWD10.610
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€712.53
|
$792.17
KWD244.260
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€542.02
|
$675.48
KWD208.280
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€189.62
|
$36.14
KWD11.140
|
|
pay 32.1% less for childcare
Germany
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€305.54
|
$303.70
KWD93.640
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,151.92
|
$5,062.92
KWD1,561.130
|
|
pay 31.1% more for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.80
|
$3.22
KWD0.990
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.07
|
$4.48
KWD1.380
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
$2.82
KWD0.870
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.61
|
$105.23
KWD32.450
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.33
|
$12.22
KWD3.770
|
|
pay 8.9% less for clothing
Germany
|
Kuwait
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.77
|
$49.85
KWD15.370
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€37.14
|
$46.01
KWD14.190
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.90
|
$97.17
KWD29.960
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€106.43
|
$86.91
KWD26.800
|
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