Cost of living comparison

Samoa

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Kuwait

Kuwait City vs. Apia Cost of Living Summary

Kuwait City is 7.2% more expensive than Apia.

Restaurants: pay 63.2% less in Kuwait City
Groceries: pay 4.5% less in Kuwait City
Transportation: pay 63.8% less in Kuwait City
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Kuwait City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.4% more in Kuwait City

The cost of housing and entertainment and sports in Kuwait City are more expensive than in Apia. Expenses including transportation, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Kuwait City. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Kuwait City.

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Kuwait City vs. Apia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Apia, you would:

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pay 63.2% less for restaurants

	Apia	Kuwait City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$47.26 WST130.00	$12.89 KWD4.000	-72.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.54 WST40.00	$8.86 KWD2.750	-39.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.82 WST5.00	$0.72 KWD0.230	-60.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.36 WST3.75	$0.30 KWD0.090	-77.8%
Average			-63.2%

Apia vs. Kuwait City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.5% less for groceries

	Apia	Kuwait City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.82 WST2.25	$1.50 KWD0.470	+83.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$0.45 WST1.25	$2.18 KWD0.680	+380.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.88 WST18.93	$6.08 KWD1.890	-11.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.27 WST11.76	$2.10 KWD0.650	-50.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.65 WST4.54	$3.02 KWD0.940	+83.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.31 WST6.35	$1.11 KWD0.350	-51.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 WST2.27	$0.86 KWD0.270	+4.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 WST2.27	$0.82 KWD0.260
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.98 WST5.44	$0.69 KWD0.210	-65.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.65 WST4.54	$0.61 KWD0.190	-63.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 WST1.36	$0.66 KWD0.210	+33.5%
Average			-4.5%

Apia vs. Kuwait City - Cost of groceries

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pay 63.8% less for transportation

	Apia	Kuwait City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.13 WST11.36	$1.28 KWD0.400	-69.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$48.33 KWD15.020
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$20,942.34 KWD6,506.680
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$49.07 WST135.00	$30.61 KWD9.510	-37.6%
Average			-63.8%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Apia	Kuwait City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.35 WST100.00	$29.92 KWD9.300	-17.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$924.68 KWD287.290
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$635.52 KWD197.450
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$13.90 WST38.24	$50.13 KWD15.580	+260.7%
Average			+149.3%

Apia vs. Kuwait City - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Apia	Kuwait City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$299.37 KWD93.010
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$9,387.00 KWD2,916.490

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pay 4.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Apia	Kuwait City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.45 WST9.50	$3.22 KWD1.000	-6.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 WST8.00	$5.21 KWD1.620	+79.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.18 WST17.00	$2.74 KWD0.850	-55.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$122.83 KWD38.160
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$11.28 KWD3.500
Average			+4.4%

Apia vs. Kuwait City - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Apia	Kuwait City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$37.59 KWD11.680
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$39.47 KWD12.260
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$97.66 KWD30.340
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$88.60 KWD27.530

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