Cost of living comparison
Spain is 47.1% more expensive than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Spain instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Kuwait City
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.52
KWD2.010
|
$12.45
€11.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.52
KWD2.010
|
$8.47
€7.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
$1.99
€1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
KWD0.100
|
$1.40
€1.31
|
|
pay 30.2% more for groceries
Kuwait City
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.31
KWD0.710
|
$5.73
€5.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
KWD1.730
|
$3.55
€3.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
KWD0.640
|
$2.35
€2.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
KWD0.740
|
$3.11
€2.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
KWD0.310
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
KWD0.270
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
KWD0.140
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
pay 79.8% more for transportation
Kuwait City
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.39
KWD0.430
|
$6.67
€6.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
KWD15.050
|
$39.84
€37.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,165.00
KWD6,823.380
|
$24,357.72
€22,771.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.15
KWD9.280
|
$14.14
€13.22
|
|
pay 51.8% more for housing
Kuwait City
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.51
KWD9.700
|
$40.62
€37.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$928.97
KWD285.980
|
$697.48
€652.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.91
KWD206.850
|
$570.67
€533.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.55
KWD10.330
|
$106.79
€99.84
|
|
pay 7.0% less for childcare
Kuwait City
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$414.85
KWD127.710
|
$342.46
€320.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,112.82
KWD2,189.650
|
$7,368.05
€6,888.28
|
|
pay 11.1% less for entertainment and sports
Kuwait City
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.44
KWD0.750
|
$2.66
€2.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
KWD1.560
|
$1.85
€1.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
KWD0.900
|
$5.55
€5.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$120.42
KWD37.070
|
$43.33
€40.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.41
KWD3.510
|
$8.42
€7.87
|
|
pay 4.0% less for clothing
Kuwait City
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.09
KWD13.570
|
$73.58
€68.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.04
KWD17.560
|
$33.02
€30.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.23
KWD29.630
|
$74.35
€69.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.78
KWD34.410
|
$91.35
€85.40
|
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