Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 63.5% more expensive than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 74.8% more for restaurants
Kuwait City
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.14
KWD2.500
|
$8.11
₩10,983
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.16
KWD2.200
|
$5.90
₩7,988
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
KWD0.170
|
$1.53
₩2,066
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
$0.82
₩1,113
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Kuwait City
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
KWD0.290
|
$3.09
₩4,186
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.53
KWD0.780
|
$6.06
₩8,203
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.90
KWD1.810
|
$8.19
₩11,098
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
$3.27
₩4,432
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
KWD0.840
|
$4.76
₩6,445
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
KWD0.330
|
$3.12
₩4,225
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
KWD0.260
|
$1.57
₩2,130
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
$2.58
₩3,495
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
KWD0.210
|
$2.72
₩3,678
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
$1.91
₩2,584
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$1.42
₩1,917
|
|
pay 54.8% more for transportation
Kuwait City
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.27
KWD0.390
|
$4.69
₩6,350
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.19
KWD14.470
|
$45.15
₩61,156
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,783.27
KWD6,986.060
|
$27,815.53
₩37,673,076
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.29
KWD8.980
|
$9.44
₩12,780
|
|
pay 46.6% more for housing
Kuwait City
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.44
KWD8.720
|
$23.52
₩31,856
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$930.70
KWD285.380
|
$873.53
₩1,183,097
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$702.87
KWD215.520
|
$528.87
₩716,290
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.98
KWD12.870
|
$140.47
₩190,250
|
|
pay 89.2% more for childcare
Kuwait City
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$560.24
KWD171.790
|
$381.75
₩517,038
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,716.63
KWD2,059.530
|
$20,838.36
₩28,223,273
|
|
pay 0.4% more for entertainment and sports
Kuwait City
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
$3.69
₩4,992
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.60
KWD1.720
|
$3.88
₩5,250
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.17
KWD0.970
|
$3.32
₩4,493
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$124.57
KWD38.200
|
$52.67
₩71,330
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.39
KWD3.490
|
$11.06
₩14,977
|
|
pay 10.4% more for clothing
Kuwait City
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.57
KWD13.970
|
$60.77
₩82,310
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.69
KWD17.380
|
$44.72
₩60,564
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
KWD29.120
|
$85.92
₩116,367
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.63
KWD28.100
|
$127.28
₩172,382
|
|
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