Cost of living comparison
Kuwait City is 4.5% cheaper than Athens.
If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Athens, you would:
pay 48.6% less for restaurants
Athens
|
Kuwait City
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$6.52
KWD2.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
$6.52
KWD2.000
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.87
|
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.51
|
$0.31
KWD0.100
|
|
pay 21.4% less for groceries
Athens
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.55
€6.08
|
$2.31
KWD0.710
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.56
|
$5.62
KWD1.730
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.44
€4.12
|
$2.07
KWD0.640
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.12
|
$2.40
KWD0.740
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.99
KWD0.310
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$0.88
KWD0.270
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.46
KWD0.140
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 29.2% more for transportation
Athens
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
€7.44
|
$1.39
KWD0.430
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.63
|
$48.89
KWD15.030
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,483.09
|
$22,165.00
KWD6,812.860
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.43
€10.62
|
$30.15
KWD9.270
|
|
pay 1.5% more for housing
Athens
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.96
€31.53
|
$31.51
KWD9.680
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.55
€514.05
|
$928.97
KWD285.540
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$521.82
€484.58
|
$671.91
KWD206.530
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.27
€187.84
|
$33.55
KWD10.310
|
|
pay 22.1% less for childcare
Athens
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.12
€453.30
|
$414.85
KWD127.510
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,050.80
€9,333.68
|
$7,112.82
KWD2,186.270
|
|
pay 27.6% more for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
€4.34
|
$2.44
KWD0.750
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.42
|
$5.06
KWD1.560
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
€4.90
|
$2.93
KWD0.900
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.80
€42.54
|
$120.42
KWD37.010
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.17
|
$11.41
KWD3.510
|
|
pay 2.3% more for clothing
Athens
|
Kuwait City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.84
€78.78
|
$44.09
KWD13.550
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.04
€35.32
|
$57.04
KWD17.530
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
€83.58
|
$96.23
KWD29.580
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.33
€103.39
|
$111.78
KWD34.360
|
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