Cost of living comparison
Kuwait is 26.4% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 25.3% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP536,861
|
$7.87
KWD2.420
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$6.84
KWD2.100
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
|
pay 42.5% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,833
|
$0.88
KWD0.270
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP356,580
|
$2.26
KWD0.700
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP507,408
|
$5.48
KWD1.680
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP169,065
|
$2.25
KWD0.690
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP270,083
|
$2.58
KWD0.790
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,435
|
$0.99
KWD0.300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,669
|
$0.79
KWD0.240
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,199
|
$0.72
KWD0.220
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,656
|
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,502
|
$0.51
KWD0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,568
|
$0.37
KWD0.110
|
|
pay 0.6% more for transportation
Lebanon
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP314,228
|
$1.21
KWD0.370
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
$47.40
KWD14.560
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,125,073,062
|
$20,976.19
KWD6,441.120
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
$27.95
KWD8.580
|
|
pay 24.6% more for housing
Lebanon
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
$27.63
KWD8.480
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,480,113
|
$773.68
KWD237.570
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,111,084
|
$650.71
KWD199.810
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,961,075
|
$38.06
KWD11.690
|
|
pay 70.9% more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,579,655
|
$347.73
KWD106.780
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP275,141,039
|
$5,860.53
KWD1,799.580
|
|
pay 84.2% more for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,795
|
$5.07
KWD1.560
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
$3.14
KWD0.960
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,593,983
|
$107.69
KWD33.070
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP603,968
|
$10.80
KWD3.310
|
|
pay 13.0% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,309,887
|
$42.49
KWD13.050
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
$50.63
KWD15.550
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,553,552
|
$90.68
KWD27.850
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,628,116
|
$84.84
KWD26.050
|
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