Cost of living comparison
Austria is 91.9% more expensive than Kuwait.
If you lived in Austria instead of Kuwait, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Kuwait
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
KWD2.120
|
$15.13
€14.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.74
KWD2.070
|
$9.01
€8.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
$2.84
€2.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
KWD0.120
|
$2.40
€2.24
|
|
pay 68.1% more for groceries
Kuwait
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
KWD0.320
|
$2.29
€2.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.80
KWD0.860
|
$7.30
€6.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
KWD1.940
|
$5.02
€4.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.46
KWD0.760
|
$3.54
€3.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.30
KWD0.710
|
$5.30
€4.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
KWD0.290
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
KWD0.230
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
$1.53
€1.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
KWD0.150
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Kuwait
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.36
KWD0.420
|
$7.22
€6.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.98
KWD14.470
|
$48.12
€44.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,349.52
KWD5,959.400
|
$25,940.65
€24,231.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.59
KWD8.500
|
$19.81
€18.50
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Kuwait
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.41
KWD10.600
|
$37.53
€35.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$792.17
KWD243.980
|
$743.38
€694.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$675.48
KWD208.040
|
$621.91
€580.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.14
KWD11.130
|
$222.11
€207.48
|
|
pay 49.7% more for childcare
Kuwait
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.70
KWD93.540
|
$416.59
€389.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,062.92
KWD1,559.310
|
$8,210.34
€7,669.33
|
|
pay 13.5% more for entertainment and sports
Kuwait
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
KWD0.990
|
$4.19
€3.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.48
KWD1.380
|
$3.32
€3.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.82
KWD0.870
|
$6.20
€5.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$105.23
KWD32.410
|
$41.56
€38.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.22
KWD3.760
|
$12.77
€11.92
|
|
pay 12.8% more for clothing
Kuwait
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.85
KWD15.350
|
$75.76
€70.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.01
KWD14.170
|
$38.64
€36.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
KWD29.930
|
$85.33
€79.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.91
KWD26.770
|
$110.53
€103.24
|
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