Cost of living comparison
Kuwait City is 69.6% more expensive than Astana.
If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Astana, you would:
pay 15.2% less for restaurants
Astana
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.90
KZT3,473.10
|
$6.52
KWD2.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.64
KZT2,480.79
|
$6.52
KWD2.000
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
KZT302.22
|
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
KZT206.13
|
$0.31
KWD0.100
|
|
pay 32.4% more for groceries
Astana
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
KZT200.37
|
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
KZT1,891.66
|
$2.31
KWD0.710
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
KZT1,651.07
|
$5.62
KWD1.720
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
KZT741.14
|
$2.07
KWD0.640
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.17
KZT951.60
|
$2.40
KWD0.740
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KZT253.53
|
$0.99
KWD0.310
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
KZT354.72
|
$0.88
KWD0.270
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
KZT407.56
|
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
KZT404.28
|
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
KZT105.55
|
$0.46
KWD0.140
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
KZT78.32
|
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Astana
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.74
KZT766.76
|
$1.39
KWD0.430
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.80
KZT6,946.20
|
$48.89
KWD15.010
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,868.62
KZT8,732,364.41
|
$22,165.00
KWD6,806.160
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.06
KZT1,786.17
|
$30.15
KWD9.260
|
|
pay 91.4% more for housing
Astana
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.80
KZT5,624.06
|
$31.51
KWD9.680
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$453.25
KZT199,207.34
|
$928.97
KWD285.260
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$295.32
KZT129,794.69
|
$671.91
KWD206.320
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.61
KZT16,969.78
|
$33.55
KWD10.300
|
|
pay 32.4% more for childcare
Astana
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$224.97
KZT98,877.02
|
$414.85
KWD127.390
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,854.27
KZT3,891,497.69
|
$7,112.82
KWD2,184.120
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Astana
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
KZT496.16
|
$2.44
KWD0.750
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.93
KZT850.08
|
$5.06
KWD1.550
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.58
KZT694.62
|
$2.93
KWD0.900
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.93
KZT21,944.07
|
$120.42
KWD36.980
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
KZT1,984.63
|
$11.41
KWD3.500
|
|
pay 3.9% more for clothing
Astana
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.57
KZT33,653.63
|
$44.09
KWD13.540
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.15
KZT18,523.20
|
$57.04
KWD17.520
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.11
KZT41,363.83
|
$96.23
KWD29.550
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.91
KZT40,833.73
|
$111.78
KWD34.330
|
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