Cost of living comparison
Kuwait is 12.4% more expensive than Maldives.
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 4.7% less for restaurants
Maldives
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
MVR84.97
|
$7.87
KWD2.420
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
MVR136.20
|
$6.84
KWD2.100
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
MVR15.06
|
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
MVR5.01
|
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
|
pay 23.9% less for groceries
Maldives
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
MVR23.05
|
$0.88
KWD0.270
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.49
MVR69.39
|
$2.26
KWD0.700
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.87
MVR106.09
|
$5.48
KWD1.680
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.64
MVR25.28
|
$2.25
KWD0.690
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.09
MVR32.27
|
$2.58
KWD0.790
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
MVR25.26
|
$0.99
KWD0.300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.64
MVR25.28
|
$0.79
KWD0.240
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
MVR19.92
|
$0.72
KWD0.220
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
MVR21.49
|
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
MVR7.34
|
$0.51
KWD0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
MVR8.23
|
$0.37
KWD0.110
|
|
pay 25.3% more for transportation
Maldives
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
MVR56.65
|
$1.21
KWD0.370
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.35
MVR329.79
|
$47.40
KWD14.560
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,822.39
MVR599,805.95
|
$20,976.19
KWD6,441.120
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.56
MVR224.93
|
$27.95
KWD8.580
|
|
pay 43.7% less for housing
Maldives
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.35
MVR1,148.63
|
$27.63
KWD8.480
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,114.18
MVR17,214.08
|
$773.68
KWD237.570
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$815.78
MVR12,603.84
|
$650.71
KWD199.810
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.13
MVR1,516.18
|
$38.06
KWD11.690
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Maldives
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.42
MVR2,215.82
|
$347.73
KWD106.780
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,968.14
MVR45,857.74
|
$5,860.53
KWD1,799.580
|
|
pay 15.9% more for entertainment and sports
Maldives
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.15
MVR48.73
|
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
MVR42.35
|
$5.07
KWD1.560
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR109.96
|
$3.14
KWD0.960
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.75
MVR1,062.14
|
$107.69
KWD33.070
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
MVR126.21
|
$10.80
KWD3.310
|
|
pay 2.3% less for clothing
Maldives
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.20
MVR729.19
|
$42.49
KWD13.050
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.15
MVR697.55
|
$50.63
KWD15.550
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.36
MVR1,643.19
|
$90.68
KWD27.850
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.23
MVR1,270.42
|
$84.84
KWD26.050
|
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