Cost of living comparison
Lithuania is 37.4% more expensive than Kuwait.
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Kuwait, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Kuwait
|
Lithuania
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
KWD2.110
|
$9.60
€8.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.74
KWD2.070
|
$6.46
€5.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
$1.64
€1.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
KWD0.120
|
$1.44
€1.33
|
|
pay 0.2% more for groceries
Kuwait
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
KWD0.320
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.80
KWD0.860
|
$4.50
€4.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
KWD1.940
|
$5.00
€4.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.46
KWD0.750
|
$2.31
€2.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.30
KWD0.700
|
$2.81
€2.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
KWD0.290
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
$0.66
€0.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
KWD0.230
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
$0.28
€0.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
KWD0.150
|
$0.27
€0.25
|
|
pay 73.0% more for transportation
Kuwait
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.36
KWD0.420
|
$6.57
€6.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.98
KWD14.430
|
$30.24
€28.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,349.52
KWD5,941.620
|
$23,112.58
€21,442.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.59
KWD8.470
|
$6.67
€6.19
|
|
pay 34.6% more for housing
Kuwait
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.41
KWD10.570
|
$13.14
€12.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$792.17
KWD243.250
|
$411.89
€382.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$675.48
KWD207.420
|
$288.97
€268.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.14
KWD11.100
|
$146.55
€135.96
|
|
pay 29.5% more for childcare
Kuwait
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.70
KWD93.260
|
$398.36
€369.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,062.92
KWD1,554.660
|
$6,476.89
€6,008.94
|
|
pay 12.0% less for entertainment and sports
Kuwait
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
KWD0.990
|
$3.77
€3.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.48
KWD1.380
|
$2.65
€2.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.82
KWD0.870
|
$4.68
€4.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$105.23
KWD32.310
|
$35.04
€32.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.22
KWD3.750
|
$7.90
€7.33
|
|
pay 16.3% more for clothing
Kuwait
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.85
KWD15.310
|
$78.17
€72.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.01
KWD14.130
|
$43.64
€40.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
KWD29.840
|
$78.57
€72.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.91
KWD26.690
|
$115.33
€107.00
|
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