Cost of living comparison
Kuwait is 38.1% more expensive than Zimbabwe.
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
pay 7.5% less for restaurants
Zimbabwe
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.12
ZWL2,938.25
|
$7.87
KWD2.410
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.88
ZWL1,891.75
|
$6.84
KWD2.100
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
ZWL177.10
|
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
ZWL154.90
|
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
|
pay 11.2% less for groceries
Zimbabwe
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
ZWL328.99
|
$0.88
KWD0.270
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
ZWL1,629.71
|
$2.26
KWD0.690
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
ZWL1,779.89
|
$5.48
KWD1.680
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
ZWL643.07
|
$2.25
KWD0.690
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.15
ZWL692.05
|
$2.58
KWD0.790
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
ZWL337.65
|
$0.99
KWD0.300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZWL240.54
|
$0.79
KWD0.240
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
ZWL360.55
|
$0.72
KWD0.220
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
ZWL204.35
|
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
ZWL165.53
|
$0.51
KWD0.150
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
ZWL244.81
|
$0.37
KWD0.110
|
|
pay 4.2% less for transportation
Zimbabwe
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
ZWL2,046.45
|
$1.21
KWD0.370
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.00
ZWL9,982.00
|
$47.40
KWD14.530
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$20,976.19
KWD6,431.950
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
$27.95
KWD8.570
|
|
pay 82.0% more for housing
Zimbabwe
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$127.98
ZWL41,208.33
|
$27.63
KWD8.470
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$255.77
ZWL82,357.69
|
$773.68
KWD237.230
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.50
ZWL63,273.00
|
$650.71
KWD199.530
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.19
ZWL16,805.56
|
$38.06
KWD11.670
|
|
pay 9.6% more for childcare
Zimbabwe
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$239.38
ZWL77,078.75
|
$347.73
KWD106.630
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
$5,860.53
KWD1,797.020
|
|
pay 80.4% more for entertainment and sports
Zimbabwe
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
ZWL873.30
|
$5.07
KWD1.550
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.75
ZWL563.50
|
$3.14
KWD0.960
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.56
ZWL11,448.89
|
$107.69
KWD33.020
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.50
ZWL3,381.00
|
$10.80
KWD3.310
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Zimbabwe
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.52
ZWL6,607.71
|
$42.49
KWD13.030
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.50
ZWL5,635.00
|
$50.63
KWD15.530
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.62
ZWL13,723.33
|
$90.68
KWD27.810
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.81
ZWL17,005.62
|
$84.84
KWD26.010
|
|
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