Cost of living comparison
Coimbatore is 48.3% cheaper than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Coimbatore instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 46.3% less for restaurants
Kuwait City
|
Coimbatore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.52
KWD2.010
|
$1.83
₹153.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.52
KWD2.010
|
$3.67
₹306.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
$0.43
₹35.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
KWD0.100
|
$0.15
₹12.15
|
|
pay 40.5% less for groceries
Kuwait City
|
Coimbatore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
$0.46
₹38.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.31
KWD0.710
|
$2.75
₹229.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
KWD1.730
|
$2.32
₹194.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
KWD0.640
|
$0.81
₹67.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
KWD0.740
|
$1.44
₹120.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
KWD0.310
|
$0.91
₹75.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
KWD0.270
|
$0.31
₹26.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
$0.61
₹51.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
$0.22
₹18.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
KWD0.140
|
$0.23
₹18.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$0.19
₹16.28
|
|
pay 7.6% more for transportation
Kuwait City
|
Coimbatore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.39
KWD0.430
|
$4.76
₹397.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
KWD15.040
|
$11.00
₹919.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,165.00
KWD6,818.060
|
$11,669.04
₹975,459.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.15
KWD9.270
|
$3.67
₹306.43
|
|
pay 67.3% less for housing
Kuwait City
|
Coimbatore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.51
KWD9.690
|
$9.06
₹757.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$928.97
KWD285.760
|
$151.60
₹12,672.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.91
KWD206.680
|
$88.63
₹7,408.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.55
KWD10.320
|
$24.33
₹2,033.94
|
|
pay 84.9% less for childcare
Kuwait City
|
Coimbatore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$414.85
KWD127.610
|
$51.34
₹4,291.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,112.82
KWD2,187.940
|
$1,259.49
₹105,285.23
|
|
pay 45.6% less for entertainment and sports
Kuwait City
|
Coimbatore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.44
KWD0.750
|
$1.96
₹163.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
KWD1.560
|
$1.36
₹113.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
KWD0.900
|
$3.67
₹306.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$120.42
KWD37.040
|
$22.24
₹1,859.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.41
KWD3.510
|
$2.44
₹204.28
|
|
pay 61.2% less for clothing
Kuwait City
|
Coimbatore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.09
KWD13.560
|
$25.57
₹2,137.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.04
KWD17.550
|
$19.14
₹1,600.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.23
KWD29.600
|
$38.07
₹3,182.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.78
KWD34.390
|
$26.79
₹2,239.28
|
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