Cost of living comparison
Kuwait is 28.8% more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 36.1% less for restaurants
Yemen
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$7.87
KWD2.410
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,402
|
$6.84
KWD2.100
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
YER427
|
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
|
pay 48.1% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
YER378
|
$0.88
KWD0.270
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
YER980
|
$2.26
KWD0.690
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.55
YER2,636
|
$5.48
KWD1.680
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
YER1,195
|
$2.25
KWD0.690
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.47
YER1,367
|
$2.58
KWD0.790
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
YER645
|
$0.99
KWD0.300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
YER203
|
$0.79
KWD0.240
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.27
YER568
|
$0.72
KWD0.220
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
YER309
|
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
YER279
|
$0.51
KWD0.150
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
YER211
|
$0.37
KWD0.110
|
|
pay 19.5% less for transportation
Yemen
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$1.21
KWD0.370
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.29
YER12,818
|
$47.40
KWD14.530
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,009.60
YER4,000,796
|
$20,976.19
KWD6,431.950
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.99
YER7,995
|
$27.95
KWD8.570
|
|
pay 91.6% more for housing
Yemen
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.76
YER20,931
|
$27.63
KWD8.470
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.69
YER61,897
|
$773.68
KWD237.230
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$175.00
YER43,733
|
$650.71
KWD199.530
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
YER19,286
|
$38.06
KWD11.670
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Yemen
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.95
YER19,229
|
$347.73
KWD106.630
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,403.23
YER850,468
|
$5,860.53
KWD1,797.020
|
|
pay 25.4% more for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
YER710
|
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
YER941
|
$5.07
KWD1.550
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
YER1,094
|
$3.14
KWD0.960
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.72
YER19,423
|
$107.69
KWD33.020
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.06
YER1,263
|
$10.80
KWD3.310
|
|
pay 23.4% less for clothing
Yemen
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.84
YER16,952
|
$42.49
KWD13.030
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,756
|
$50.63
KWD15.530
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.85
YER20,455
|
$90.68
KWD27.810
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.24
YER28,299
|
$84.84
KWD26.010
|
|
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