Cost of living comparison
Kuwait is 29.1% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Norway, you would:
pay 66.9% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.51
NOK200.68
|
$7.87
KWD2.420
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.71
NOK126.98
|
$6.84
KWD2.100
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
NOK32.43
|
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
NOK27.24
|
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
|
pay 45.9% less for groceries
Norway
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
NOK32.03
|
$0.88
KWD0.270
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
NOK56.63
|
$2.26
KWD0.700
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
NOK80.08
|
$5.48
KWD1.680
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.72
NOK40.33
|
$2.25
KWD0.690
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
NOK62.82
|
$2.58
KWD0.790
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
NOK14.25
|
$0.99
KWD0.300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.46
|
$0.79
KWD0.240
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
NOK13.43
|
$0.72
KWD0.220
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.77
NOK19.21
|
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
NOK10.11
|
$0.51
KWD0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
NOK10.97
|
$0.37
KWD0.110
|
|
pay 32.0% less for transportation
Norway
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
NOK81.91
|
$1.21
KWD0.370
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$74.48
NOK807.57
|
$47.40
KWD14.560
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,686.16
NOK365,252.87
|
$20,976.19
KWD6,441.120
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.49
NOK233.03
|
$27.95
KWD8.580
|
|
pay 40.4% less for housing
Norway
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
NOK548.83
|
$27.63
KWD8.480
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,050.72
NOK11,392.71
|
$773.68
KWD237.570
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$796.76
NOK8,639.13
|
$650.71
KWD199.810
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.58
NOK1,437.56
|
$38.06
KWD11.690
|
|
pay 1.5% less for childcare
Norway
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$293.64
NOK3,183.88
|
$347.73
KWD106.780
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,459.17
NOK80,878.38
|
$5,860.53
KWD1,799.580
|
|
pay 2.8% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.25
NOK100.30
|
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.58
NOK49.62
|
$5.07
KWD1.560
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.52
NOK146.58
|
$3.14
KWD0.960
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.22
NOK468.66
|
$107.69
KWD33.070
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.15
NOK142.63
|
$10.80
KWD3.310
|
|
pay 14.4% less for clothing
Norway
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.76
NOK897.32
|
$42.49
KWD13.050
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.00
NOK444.58
|
$50.63
KWD15.550
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
NOK998.54
|
$90.68
KWD27.850
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.04
NOK1,334.08
|
$84.84
KWD26.050
|
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