Cost of living comparison
Kuwait is 3.4 times more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 13.2% less for restaurants
Sierra Leone
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$6.88
KWD2.120
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$6.74
KWD2.080
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.39
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 2.4% less for groceries
Sierra Leone
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$1.03
KWD0.320
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.80
KWD0.860
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$6.31
KWD1.950
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$2.46
KWD0.760
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.30
KWD0.710
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$0.94
KWD0.290
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.75
KWD0.230
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.48
KWD0.150
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for transportation
Sierra Leone
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$1.36
KWD0.420
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$46.98
KWD14.490
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$19,349.52
KWD5,966.350
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$27.59
KWD8.510
|
|
pay 97.1% more for housing
Sierra Leone
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$34.41
KWD10.610
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$792.17
KWD244.260
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$675.48
KWD208.280
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$36.14
KWD11.140
|
|
pay 8.9 times more for childcare
Sierra Leone
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$303.70
KWD93.640
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$5,062.92
KWD1,561.130
|
|
pay 99.1% more for entertainment and sports
Sierra Leone
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$3.22
KWD0.990
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$4.48
KWD1.380
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$2.82
KWD0.870
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$105.23
KWD32.450
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$12.22
KWD3.770
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for clothing
Sierra Leone
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$49.85
KWD15.370
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$46.01
KWD14.190
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$97.17
KWD29.960
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$86.91
KWD26.800
|
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