Cost of living comparison
Kuwait City is 11.0% cheaper than Douglas.
If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 61.9% less for restaurants
Douglas
|
Kuwait City
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.36
£17.82
|
$6.52
KWD2.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.43
£6.72
|
$6.52
KWD2.000
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
£1.53
|
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
£1.31
|
$0.31
KWD0.100
|
|
pay 19.7% less for groceries
Douglas
|
Kuwait City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
£1.19
|
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
£2.55
|
$2.31
KWD0.710
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
£4.08
|
$5.62
KWD1.730
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
£2.34
|
$2.07
KWD0.640
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.50
|
$2.40
KWD0.740
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.87
|
$0.99
KWD0.310
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.45
|
$0.88
KWD0.270
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
£0.94
|
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
£1.08
|
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
£0.40
|
$0.46
KWD0.140
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
£0.64
|
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 6.6% more for transportation
Douglas
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.53
|
$1.39
KWD0.430
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.75
£31.68
|
$48.89
KWD15.030
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,599.90
£18,807.71
|
$22,165.00
KWD6,812.860
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
£12.67
|
$30.15
KWD9.270
|
|
pay 37.4% less for housing
Douglas
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.51
£40.26
|
$31.51
KWD9.680
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,090.29
£868.89
|
$928.97
KWD285.540
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$908.29
£723.85
|
$671.91
KWD206.530
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.99
£92.43
|
$33.55
KWD10.310
|
|
pay 55.1% less for childcare
Douglas
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$838.42
£668.17
|
$414.85
KWD127.510
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,699.93
£14,105.78
|
$7,112.82
KWD2,186.270
|
|
pay 29.7% more for entertainment and sports
Douglas
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.35
£3.46
|
$2.44
KWD0.750
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
£2.88
|
$5.06
KWD1.560
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.91
£11.88
|
$2.93
KWD0.900
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.88
£30.19
|
$120.42
KWD37.010
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.94
£7.92
|
$11.41
KWD3.510
|
|
pay 61.0% more for clothing
Douglas
|
Kuwait City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.06
£39.10
|
$44.09
KWD13.550
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
£28.11
|
$57.04
KWD17.530
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.00
£42.23
|
$96.23
KWD29.580
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.00
£42.23
|
$111.78
KWD34.360
|
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