Cost of living comparison
Kuwait is 74.5% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Albania, you would:
pay 6.7% less for restaurants
Albania
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.36
ALL504
|
$6.88
KWD2.120
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
ALL459
|
$6.74
KWD2.070
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
ALL123
|
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
ALL60
|
$0.39
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 32.5% more for groceries
Albania
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
$1.03
KWD0.320
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
ALL288
|
$2.80
KWD0.860
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
ALL476
|
$6.31
KWD1.940
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ALL220
|
$2.46
KWD0.760
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
ALL219
|
$2.30
KWD0.710
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
ALL41
|
$0.94
KWD0.290
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL70
|
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ALL54
|
$0.75
KWD0.230
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ALL50
|
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
ALL31
|
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
ALL29
|
$0.48
KWD0.150
|
|
pay 57.0% more for transportation
Albania
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
ALL711
|
$1.36
KWD0.420
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
ALL1,181
|
$46.98
KWD14.470
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,366.08
ALL1,631,670
|
$19,349.52
KWD5,959.400
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.05
ALL2,072
|
$27.59
KWD8.500
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Albania
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.93
ALL1,591
|
$34.41
KWD10.600
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.36
ALL25,121
|
$792.17
KWD243.980
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.27
ALL18,159
|
$675.48
KWD208.040
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.46
ALL6,150
|
$36.14
KWD11.130
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Albania
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.94
ALL10,894
|
$303.70
KWD93.540
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,335.62
ALL219,448
|
$5,062.92
KWD1,559.310
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
ALL137
|
$3.22
KWD0.990
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
ALL122
|
$4.48
KWD1.380
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
ALL290
|
$2.82
KWD0.870
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.37
ALL3,041
|
$105.23
KWD32.410
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.13
ALL482
|
$12.22
KWD3.760
|
|
pay 28.8% more for clothing
Albania
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.49
ALL3,711
|
$49.85
KWD15.350
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
ALL3,019
|
$46.01
KWD14.170
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.30
ALL6,512
|
$97.17
KWD29.930
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.40
ALL7,742
|
$86.91
KWD26.770
|
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