Cost of living comparison
Kuwait City is 3.4 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 88.9% more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
EGP179.12
|
$8.14
KWD2.500
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.07
EGP190.82
|
$7.16
KWD2.200
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP15.62
|
$0.54
KWD0.170
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
EGP8.04
|
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
EGP35.24
|
$0.95
KWD0.290
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
EGP83.51
|
$2.53
KWD0.780
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
EGP150.19
|
$5.90
KWD1.810
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
EGP69.18
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
EGP89.76
|
$2.73
KWD0.840
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
EGP26.72
|
$1.06
KWD0.330
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP9.94
|
$0.85
KWD0.260
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.60
|
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.25
|
$0.68
KWD0.210
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP7.94
|
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
EGP13.59
|
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.97
EGP45.45
|
$1.27
KWD0.390
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.76
EGP317.21
|
$47.19
KWD14.470
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,552.01
EGP1,292,464.93
|
$22,783.27
KWD6,986.060
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.26
EGP152.72
|
$29.29
KWD8.980
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.84
EGP367.77
|
$28.44
KWD8.720
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$212.64
EGP9,975.04
|
$930.70
KWD285.380
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.87
EGP6,795.75
|
$702.87
KWD215.520
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.98
EGP608.79
|
$41.98
KWD12.870
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.10
EGP3,288.24
|
$560.24
KWD171.790
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,485.76
EGP116,606.77
|
$6,716.63
KWD2,059.530
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP82.33
|
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
EGP61.98
|
$5.60
KWD1.720
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP82.39
|
$3.17
KWD0.970
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.83
EGP883.12
|
$124.57
KWD38.200
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.80
EGP131.15
|
$11.39
KWD3.490
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.16
EGP852.08
|
$45.57
KWD13.970
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.59
EGP1,575.69
|
$56.69
KWD17.380
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.42
EGP4,335.52
|
$94.97
KWD29.120
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.97
EGP1,452.84
|
$91.63
KWD28.100
|
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