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Kuwait

Kuwait City vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost of Living Summary

Kuwait City is 22.8% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.

Restaurants: pay 79.7% more in Kuwait City
Groceries: pay 20.9% less in Kuwait City
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Kuwait City
Housing: pay 20.8% more in Kuwait City
Childcare: pay 15.5% more in Kuwait City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.0% more in Kuwait City
Clothing: pay 29.7% less in Kuwait City

The cost of transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, and childcare in Kuwait City are more expensive than in Bandar Seri Begawan. Expenses including clothing and groceries are lower in Kuwait City. Notably, transportation and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Kuwait City.

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Kuwait City vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:

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pay 79.7% more for restaurants

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Kuwait City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.91 BND5.00	$12.89 KWD3.980	+229.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 BND7.91	$8.86 KWD2.740	+43.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 BND1.18	$0.72 KWD0.220	-21.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 BND0.66	$0.30 KWD0.090	-41.4%
Average			+79.7%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Kuwait City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.9% less for groceries

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Kuwait City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.72 BND2.20	$1.50 KWD0.460	-12.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.69 BND6.01	$2.18 KWD0.670	-53.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.05 BND9.03	$6.08 KWD1.880	-13.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.04 BND2.62	$2.10 KWD0.650	+2.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 BND2.61	$3.02 KWD0.930	+48.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 BND1.82	$1.11 KWD0.340	-21.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 BND1.27	$0.86 KWD0.270	-13.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 BND1.70	$0.82 KWD0.250	-37.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 BND1.48	$0.69 KWD0.210	-40.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 BND0.99	$0.61 KWD0.190	-21.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 BND1.19	$0.66 KWD0.200	-29.0%
Average			-20.9%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Kuwait City - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Kuwait City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.55 BND1.99	$1.28 KWD0.400	-17.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$0.78 BND1.00	$48.33 KWD14.940	+6087.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,965.55 BND55,045.14	$20,942.34 KWD6,474.120	-51.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.47 BND39.03	$30.61 KWD9.460	+0.5%
Average			+111.4%

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pay 20.8% more for housing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Kuwait City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.10 BND83.40	$29.92 KWD9.250	-54.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$720.60 BND923.19	$924.68 KWD285.860	+28.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$473.37 BND606.46	$635.52 KWD196.460	+34.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.90 BND60.08	$50.13 KWD15.500	+6.9%
Average			+20.8%

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pay 15.5% more for childcare

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Kuwait City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.79 BND277.73	$299.37 KWD92.550	+38.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,724.87 BND12,458.98	$9,387.00 KWD2,901.900	-3.5%
Average			+15.5%

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pay 51.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Kuwait City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 BND2.50	$3.22 KWD1.000	+64.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.91 BND5.00	$5.21 KWD1.610	+33.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.63 BND20.02	$2.74 KWD0.850	-82.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.57 BND58.38	$122.83 KWD37.970	+169.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.47 BND7.00	$11.28 KWD3.490	+106.2%
Average			+51.0%

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pay 29.7% less for clothing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Kuwait City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.16 BND97.58	$37.59 KWD11.620	-50.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$93.73 BND120.08	$39.47 KWD12.200	-57.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.14 BND130.86	$97.66 KWD30.190	-4.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.26 BND92.58	$88.60 KWD27.390	+22.6%
Average			-29.7%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Kuwait City - Cost of clothing

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