Cost of living comparison
Kuwait is 2.4 times more expensive than Bhutan.
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 99.5% more for restaurants
Bhutan
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.06
BTN255.28
|
$6.88
KWD2.120
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
BTN255.28
|
$6.74
KWD2.070
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BTN39.99
|
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
BTN14.30
|
$0.39
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 44.9% more for groceries
Bhutan
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
BTN65.40
|
$1.03
KWD0.320
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.91
BTN159.55
|
$2.80
KWD0.860
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN264.27
|
$6.31
KWD1.940
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
BTN139.95
|
$2.46
KWD0.760
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
BTN132.55
|
$2.30
KWD0.710
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
BTN104.24
|
$0.94
KWD0.290
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BTN51.91
|
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
BTN84.94
|
$0.75
KWD0.230
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BTN30.11
|
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.62
|
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BTN23.94
|
$0.48
KWD0.150
|
|
pay 87.0% more for transportation
Bhutan
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
BTN351.57
|
$1.36
KWD0.420
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.30
BTN1,277.23
|
$46.98
KWD14.470
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,286.85
BTN1,276,378.54
|
$19,349.52
KWD5,959.400
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.78
BTN816.88
|
$27.59
KWD8.500
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Bhutan
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.38
BTN1,701.84
|
$34.41
KWD10.600
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.54
BTN14,657.08
|
$792.17
KWD243.980
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.67
BTN7,153.40
|
$675.48
KWD208.040
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.87
BTN2,160.33
|
$36.14
KWD11.130
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Bhutan
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.61
BTN15,915.02
|
$303.70
KWD93.540
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$794.92
BTN66,371.68
|
$5,062.92
KWD1,559.310
|
|
pay 85.1% more for entertainment and sports
Bhutan
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.07
BTN840.65
|
$3.22
KWD0.990
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
BTN102.11
|
$4.48
KWD1.380
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
BTN510.55
|
$2.82
KWD0.870
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.37
BTN5,959.27
|
$105.23
KWD32.410
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BTN306.33
|
$12.22
KWD3.760
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Bhutan
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.76
BTN2,484.68
|
$49.85
KWD15.350
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.96
BTN1,582.71
|
$46.01
KWD14.170
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.76
BTN3,403.68
|
$97.17
KWD29.930
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.96
BTN4,254.60
|
$86.91
KWD26.770
|
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