Cost of living comparison
Kuwait is 19.6% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Finland, you would:
pay 58.5% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Kuwait
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.76
|
$6.88
KWD2.120
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
€8.82
|
$6.74
KWD2.070
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
€2.41
|
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
€1.64
|
$0.39
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 23.1% less for groceries
Finland
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
€2.23
|
$1.03
KWD0.320
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.72
|
$2.80
KWD0.860
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
€3.79
|
$6.31
KWD1.940
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.75
|
$2.46
KWD0.760
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
€4.50
|
$2.30
KWD0.710
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$0.94
KWD0.290
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$0.75
KWD0.230
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
€1.66
|
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.48
KWD0.150
|
|
pay 26.3% less for transportation
Finland
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
€8.27
|
$1.36
KWD0.420
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.04
€53.90
|
$46.98
KWD14.440
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,560.99
€27,451.82
|
$19,349.52
KWD5,947.460
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.72
€19.24
|
$27.59
KWD8.480
|
|
pay 0.7% more for housing
Finland
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.03
€21.38
|
$34.41
KWD10.580
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$744.51
€691.39
|
$792.17
KWD243.490
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.65
€573.58
|
$675.48
KWD207.620
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.36
€89.48
|
$36.14
KWD11.110
|
|
pay 24.2% less for childcare
Finland
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$346.47
€321.75
|
$303.70
KWD93.350
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,931.98
€7,366.03
|
$5,062.92
KWD1,556.190
|
|
pay 0.2% more for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.11
€6.60
|
$3.22
KWD0.990
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
€3.88
|
$4.48
KWD1.380
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.96
€9.25
|
$2.82
KWD0.870
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€40.82
|
$105.23
KWD32.350
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.18
€14.10
|
$12.22
KWD3.760
|
|
pay 6.0% less for clothing
Finland
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.09
€82.74
|
$49.85
KWD15.320
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€33.69
|
$46.01
KWD14.140
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.40
€75.59
|
$97.17
KWD29.870
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.91
€109.50
|
$86.91
KWD26.710
|
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