Cost of living comparison
Kuwait City is 6.7% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Italy, you would:
pay 59.7% less for restaurants
Italy
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Kuwait City
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.61
|
$6.52
KWD2.000
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
€8.43
|
$6.52
KWD2.000
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.27
|
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.31
KWD0.100
|
|
pay 29.1% less for groceries
Italy
|
Kuwait City
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.72
|
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.68
|
$2.31
KWD0.710
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
€4.53
|
$5.62
KWD1.720
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.92
|
$2.07
KWD0.640
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
€4.14
|
$2.40
KWD0.740
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.89
|
$0.99
KWD0.310
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.88
KWD0.270
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.11
|
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.46
KWD0.140
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 2.0% less for transportation
Italy
|
Kuwait City
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.02
€7.44
|
$1.39
KWD0.430
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.40
€35.62
|
$48.89
KWD15.010
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,887.08
€24,016.74
|
$22,165.00
KWD6,806.160
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.65
€17.30
|
$30.15
KWD9.260
|
|
pay 3.7% more for housing
Italy
|
Kuwait City
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.75
€28.52
|
$31.51
KWD9.680
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.10
€564.17
|
$928.97
KWD285.260
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.80
€453.49
|
$671.91
KWD206.320
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.72
€140.76
|
$33.55
KWD10.300
|
|
pay 17.8% less for childcare
Italy
|
Kuwait City
|
||
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.30
€426.11
|
$414.85
KWD127.390
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,604.44
€8,910.52
|
$7,112.82
KWD2,184.120
|
|
pay 53.8% more for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Kuwait City
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.83
€4.48
|
$2.44
KWD0.750
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
€1.48
|
$5.06
KWD1.550
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.85
|
$2.93
KWD0.900
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.79
€48.05
|
$120.42
KWD36.980
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.32
€8.65
|
$11.41
KWD3.500
|
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pay 4.0% more for clothing
Italy
|
Kuwait City
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.37
€74.56
|
$44.09
KWD13.540
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.54
€33.90
|
$57.04
KWD17.520
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
€83.09
|
$96.23
KWD29.550
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.84
€106.55
|
$111.78
KWD34.330
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