Cost of living comparison
Finland is 80.3% more expensive than Kuwait.
If you lived in Finland instead of Kuwait, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Kuwait
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
KWD2.110
|
$13.74
€12.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.74
KWD2.070
|
$9.50
€8.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
$2.59
€2.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
KWD0.120
|
$1.76
€1.64
|
|
pay 51.8% more for groceries
Kuwait
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
KWD0.320
|
$2.40
€2.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.80
KWD0.860
|
$4.01
€3.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
KWD1.940
|
$4.08
€3.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.46
KWD0.750
|
$2.96
€2.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.30
KWD0.700
|
$4.85
€4.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
KWD0.290
|
$1.08
€1.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
KWD0.230
|
$1.08
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
$1.79
€1.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
KWD0.150
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Kuwait
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.36
KWD0.420
|
$8.90
€8.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.98
KWD14.430
|
$58.04
€53.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,349.52
KWD5,941.620
|
$29,560.99
€27,425.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.59
KWD8.470
|
$20.72
€19.22
|
|
pay 29.7% more for housing
Kuwait
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.41
KWD10.570
|
$23.03
€21.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$792.17
KWD243.250
|
$744.51
€690.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$675.48
KWD207.420
|
$617.65
€573.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.14
KWD11.100
|
$96.36
€89.40
|
|
pay 35.4% more for childcare
Kuwait
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.70
KWD93.260
|
$346.47
€321.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,062.92
KWD1,554.660
|
$7,931.98
€7,358.89
|
|
pay 66.5% more for entertainment and sports
Kuwait
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
KWD0.990
|
$7.11
€6.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.48
KWD1.380
|
$4.18
€3.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.82
KWD0.870
|
$9.96
€9.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$105.23
KWD32.310
|
$43.96
€40.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.22
KWD3.750
|
$15.18
€14.08
|
|
pay 19.3% more for clothing
Kuwait
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.85
KWD15.310
|
$89.09
€82.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.01
KWD14.130
|
$36.28
€33.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
KWD29.840
|
$81.40
€75.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.91
KWD26.690
|
$117.91
€109.39
|
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