Cost of living comparison
Kuwait City is 87.8% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 22.9% less for restaurants
|
Buenos Aires
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
ARS6,147.70
|
$6.52
KWD2.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
ARS4,391.21
|
$6.52
KWD2.000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
ARS903.47
|
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
ARS788.01
|
$0.31
KWD0.100
|
|
pay 37.1% more for groceries
|
Buenos Aires
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
ARS1,178.44
|
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.51
ARS3,086.02
|
$2.31
KWD0.710
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ARS2,769.97
|
$5.62
KWD1.730
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
ARS1,280.74
|
$2.07
KWD0.640
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
ARS1,549.05
|
$2.40
KWD0.740
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
ARS579.53
|
$0.99
KWD0.310
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
ARS497.67
|
$0.88
KWD0.270
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
ARS272.22
|
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ARS590.54
|
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
ARS261.81
|
$0.46
KWD0.140
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
ARS293.67
|
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
|
Buenos Aires
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
ARS3,088.48
|
$1.39
KWD0.430
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
ARS5,972.05
|
$48.89
KWD15.030
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ARS21,956,057.82
|
$22,165.00
KWD6,812.860
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
ARS4,391.21
|
$30.15
KWD9.270
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.47
ARS20,614.45
|
$31.51
KWD9.680
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$313.32
ARS275,171.28
|
$928.97
KWD285.540
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.62
ARS198,144.98
|
$671.91
KWD206.530
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.96
ARS32,458.79
|
$33.55
KWD10.310
|
|
pay 73.6% more for childcare
|
Buenos Aires
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.40
ARS164,582.61
|
$414.85
KWD127.510
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,653.81
ARS4,965,413.86
|
$7,112.82
KWD2,186.270
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Buenos Aires
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
ARS1,756.48
|
$2.44
KWD0.750
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
ARS1,508.21
|
$5.06
KWD1.560
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ARS1,756.48
|
$2.93
KWD0.900
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.07
ARS19,383.50
|
$120.42
KWD37.010
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ARS4,391.21
|
$11.41
KWD3.510
|
|
pay 8.0% less for clothing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.11
ARS58,935.25
|
$44.09
KWD13.550
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.53
ARS50,528.38
|
$57.04
KWD17.530
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.00
ARS93,974.85
|
$96.23
KWD29.580
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.70
ARS86,684.04
|
$111.78
KWD34.360
|
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