Cost of living comparison
Kuwait City is 25.1% more expensive than Bucharest.
If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 47.4% less for restaurants
Bucharest
|
Kuwait City
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
RON50.07
|
$8.14
KWD2.500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.66
RON35.05
|
$7.16
KWD2.200
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
RON9.55
|
$0.54
KWD0.170
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
RON9.68
|
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
|
pay 1.2% less for groceries
Bucharest
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
RON5.07
|
$0.95
KWD0.290
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.60
RON21.04
|
$2.53
KWD0.780
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.63
RON30.32
|
$5.90
KWD1.810
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
RON14.94
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
RON13.81
|
$2.73
KWD0.840
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
RON2.48
|
$1.06
KWD0.330
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.52
|
$0.85
KWD0.260
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RON3.28
|
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RON4.12
|
$0.68
KWD0.210
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RON2.08
|
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
RON2.04
|
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Bucharest
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.88
RON26.91
|
$1.27
KWD0.390
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.51
RON80.11
|
$47.19
KWD14.470
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,408.94
RON120,852.60
|
$22,783.27
KWD6,986.060
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.91
RON27.04
|
$29.29
KWD8.980
|
|
pay 74.4% more for housing
Bucharest
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.86
RON40.56
|
$28.44
KWD8.720
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.98
RON2,603.78
|
$930.70
KWD285.380
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.47
RON1,809.76
|
$702.87
KWD215.520
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.98
RON544.49
|
$41.98
KWD12.870
|
|
pay 8.7% less for childcare
Bucharest
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.31
RON2,211.74
|
$560.24
KWD171.790
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,056.32
RON46,019.74
|
$6,716.63
KWD2,059.530
|
|
pay 38.7% more for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RON14.02
|
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
RON14.40
|
$5.60
KWD1.720
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.69
RON26.04
|
$3.17
KWD0.970
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.37
RON230.51
|
$124.57
KWD38.200
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.66
RON35.05
|
$11.39
KWD3.490
|
|
pay 1.6% more for clothing
Bucharest
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.75
RON360.36
|
$45.57
KWD13.970
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.30
RON184.42
|
$56.69
KWD17.380
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.53
RON373.12
|
$94.97
KWD29.120
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
RON460.16
|
$91.63
KWD28.100
|
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