Cost of living comparison
Kuwait is 2.6 times more expensive than Tunisia.
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 59.4% more for restaurants
Tunisia
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.08
TND9.650
|
$7.87
KWD2.420
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.22
TND13.240
|
$6.84
KWD2.100
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TND1.860
|
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
TND0.820
|
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
|
pay 92.4% more for groceries
Tunisia
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
$0.88
KWD0.270
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.68
TND14.670
|
$2.26
KWD0.700
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.76
TND5.510
|
$5.48
KWD1.680
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
TND4.440
|
$2.25
KWD0.690
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
TND7.350
|
$2.58
KWD0.790
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
TND2.300
|
$0.99
KWD0.300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
TND3.840
|
$0.79
KWD0.240
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TND1.410
|
$0.72
KWD0.220
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TND0.950
|
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
TND0.850
|
$0.51
KWD0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TND0.730
|
$0.37
KWD0.110
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
Tunisia
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.04
TND9.540
|
$1.21
KWD0.370
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.72
TND30.490
|
$47.40
KWD14.560
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,826.68
TND109,216.460
|
$20,976.19
KWD6,441.120
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.91
TND9.120
|
$27.95
KWD8.580
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Tunisia
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.81
TND55.850
|
$27.63
KWD8.480
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.82
TND654.870
|
$773.68
KWD237.570
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.16
TND458.360
|
$650.71
KWD199.810
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.32
TND104.480
|
$38.06
KWD11.690
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Tunisia
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.13
TND254.420
|
$347.73
KWD106.780
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,010.30
TND6,304.290
|
$5,860.53
KWD1,799.580
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Tunisia
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
TND3.840
|
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.75
TND2.350
|
$5.07
KWD1.560
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.24
TND10.170
|
$3.14
KWD0.960
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.72
TND83.800
|
$107.69
KWD33.070
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
TND13.120
|
$10.80
KWD3.310
|
|
pay 14.4% more for clothing
Tunisia
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.81
TND112.300
|
$42.49
KWD13.050
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.84
TND159.440
|
$50.63
KWD15.550
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.85
TND262.960
|
$90.68
KWD27.850
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.57
TND202.490
|
$84.84
KWD26.050
|
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