Cost of living comparison
Kuwait is 77.9% more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 52.0% less for restaurants
Liberia
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$7.87
KWD2.420
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$6.84
KWD2.100
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD328.86
|
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
|
pay 51.9% less for groceries
Liberia
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.09
|
$0.88
KWD0.270
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,142.40
|
$2.26
KWD0.700
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,104.86
|
$5.48
KWD1.680
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD761.22
|
$2.25
KWD0.690
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD791.14
|
$2.58
KWD0.790
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.47
|
$0.99
KWD0.300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD643.92
|
$0.79
KWD0.240
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD826.31
|
$0.72
KWD0.220
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD808.70
|
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.23
|
$0.51
KWD0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD773.80
|
$0.37
KWD0.110
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Liberia
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD815.42
|
$1.21
KWD0.370
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$47.40
KWD14.560
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.65
|
$20,976.19
KWD6,441.120
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,455.25
|
$27.95
KWD8.580
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Liberia
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,039.19
|
$27.63
KWD8.480
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD128,966.63
|
$773.68
KWD237.570
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,410.49
|
$650.71
KWD199.810
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,326.01
|
$38.06
KWD11.690
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Liberia
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,379.27
|
$347.73
KWD106.780
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,174.91
|
$5,860.53
KWD1,799.580
|
|
pay 11.0% more for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD604.53
|
$5.07
KWD1.560
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD967.25
|
$3.14
KWD0.960
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,750.56
|
$107.69
KWD33.070
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,886.09
|
$10.80
KWD3.310
|
|
pay 66.4% more for clothing
Liberia
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,561.88
|
$42.49
KWD13.050
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,528.94
|
$50.63
KWD15.550
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,881.56
|
$90.68
KWD27.850
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,299.68
|
$84.84
KWD26.050
|
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