Cost of living comparison
Saint Kitts and Nevis is 2.1 times more expensive than Kuwait.
If you lived in Saint Kitts and Nevis instead of Kuwait, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Kuwait
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.87
KWD2.420
|
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.84
KWD2.100
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
|
pay 97.0% more for groceries
Kuwait
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
KWD0.270
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
KWD0.700
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
KWD1.680
|
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.25
KWD0.690
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
KWD0.790
|
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
KWD0.300
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
KWD0.240
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
KWD0.220
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
KWD0.160
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
KWD0.110
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Kuwait
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.21
KWD0.370
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.40
KWD14.560
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,976.19
KWD6,441.120
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.95
KWD8.580
|
?? |
pay 45.7% more for housing
Kuwait
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.63
KWD8.480
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$773.68
KWD237.570
|
$700.00
EC$1,891.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$650.71
KWD199.810
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.06
KWD11.690
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Kuwait
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$347.73
KWD106.780
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,860.53
KWD1,799.580
|
?? |
pay 5.5% more for entertainment and sports
Kuwait
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.07
KWD1.560
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.14
KWD0.960
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$107.69
KWD33.070
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.80
KWD3.310
|
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Kuwait
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.49
KWD13.050
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
KWD15.550
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.68
KWD27.850
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.84
KWD26.050
|
?? |
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