Cost of living comparison
Kuwait is 15.5% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Italy, you would:
pay 58.3% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Kuwait
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.67
|
$7.87
KWD2.420
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.44
|
$6.84
KWD2.100
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.33
|
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
|
pay 33.7% less for groceries
Italy
|
Kuwait
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.91
|
$0.88
KWD0.270
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.32
|
$2.26
KWD0.700
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.18
|
$5.48
KWD1.680
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.16
|
$2.25
KWD0.690
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.65
|
$2.58
KWD0.790
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.89
|
$0.99
KWD0.300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.79
KWD0.240
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.72
KWD0.220
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.19
|
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.51
KWD0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.37
KWD0.110
|
|
pay 9.7% less for transportation
Italy
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.80
|
$1.21
KWD0.370
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€35.47
|
$47.40
KWD14.560
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€25,035.88
|
$20,976.19
KWD6,441.120
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€18.14
|
$27.95
KWD8.580
|
|
pay 9.4% less for housing
Italy
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€27.71
|
$27.63
KWD8.480
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€612.90
|
$773.68
KWD237.570
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€468.41
|
$650.71
KWD199.810
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€147.50
|
$38.06
KWD11.690
|
|
pay 36.0% less for childcare
Italy
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€481.77
|
$347.73
KWD106.780
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,920.40
|
$5,860.53
KWD1,799.580
|
|
pay 42.5% more for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Kuwait
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.61
|
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.55
|
$5.07
KWD1.560
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.72
|
$3.14
KWD0.960
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€48.63
|
$107.69
KWD33.070
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.83
|
$10.80
KWD3.310
|
|
pay 3.6% less for clothing
Italy
|
Kuwait
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€71.20
|
$42.49
KWD13.050
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€31.59
|
$50.63
KWD15.550
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€77.98
|
$90.68
KWD27.850
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€107.16
|
$84.84
KWD26.050
|
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