Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 75.1% more expensive than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Kuwait City
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.14
KWD2.500
|
$15.16
€14.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.16
KWD2.200
|
$10.32
€9.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
KWD0.170
|
$2.71
€2.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
$1.81
€1.68
|
|
pay 51.8% more for groceries
Kuwait City
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
KWD0.290
|
$1.74
€1.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.53
KWD0.780
|
$7.67
€7.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.90
KWD1.810
|
$4.36
€4.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
$3.02
€2.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
KWD0.840
|
$3.87
€3.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
KWD0.330
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
KWD0.260
|
$0.89
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
$0.97
€0.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
KWD0.210
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Kuwait City
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.27
KWD0.390
|
$6.78
€6.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.19
KWD14.490
|
$54.15
€50.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,783.27
KWD6,996.010
|
$36,133.87
€33,523.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.29
KWD8.990
|
$14.65
€13.59
|
|
pay 75.0% more for housing
Kuwait City
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.44
KWD8.730
|
$33.64
€31.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$930.70
KWD285.790
|
$1,370.72
€1,271.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$702.87
KWD215.830
|
$989.21
€917.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.98
KWD12.890
|
$123.32
€114.41
|
|
pay 22.8% more for childcare
Kuwait City
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$560.24
KWD172.030
|
$543.23
€503.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,716.63
KWD2,062.460
|
$9,978.95
€9,257.97
|
|
pay 13.6% more for entertainment and sports
Kuwait City
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
$3.79
€3.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.60
KWD1.720
|
$2.63
€2.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.17
KWD0.970
|
$6.12
€5.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$124.57
KWD38.250
|
$48.46
€44.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.39
KWD3.500
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
pay 11.2% more for clothing
Kuwait City
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.57
KWD13.990
|
$83.95
€77.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.69
KWD17.410
|
$33.93
€31.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
KWD29.160
|
$87.19
€80.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.63
KWD28.140
|
$99.93
€92.71
|
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