Cost of living comparison
Kuwait is 21.8% cheaper than Gibraltar.
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Gibraltar, you would:
pay 56.8% less for restaurants
Gibraltar
|
Kuwait
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.39
£14.06
|
$6.88
KWD2.120
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£7.03
|
$6.74
KWD2.080
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
£1.38
|
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
£1.47
|
$0.39
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 23.3% less for groceries
Gibraltar
|
Kuwait
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
£1.40
|
$1.03
KWD0.320
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.16
£3.36
|
$2.80
KWD0.860
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
£3.20
|
$6.31
KWD1.950
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
£2.09
|
$2.46
KWD0.760
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
£3.08
|
$2.30
KWD0.710
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
£1.81
|
$0.94
KWD0.290
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
£0.73
|
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
£0.79
|
$0.75
KWD0.230
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
£0.77
|
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
£0.62
|
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
£0.65
|
$0.48
KWD0.150
|
|
pay 43.4% more for transportation
Gibraltar
|
Kuwait
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
£4.23
|
$1.36
KWD0.420
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.42
£10.04
|
$46.98
KWD14.490
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,381.44
£26,988.00
|
$19,349.52
KWD5,966.350
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.72
£19.98
|
$27.59
KWD8.510
|
|
pay 50.6% less for housing
Gibraltar
|
Kuwait
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.65
£41.76
|
$34.41
KWD10.610
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,771.10
£1,431.89
|
$792.17
KWD244.260
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,551.15
£1,254.06
|
$675.48
KWD208.280
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.77
£68.53
|
$36.14
KWD11.140
|
|
pay 61.2% less for childcare
Gibraltar
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$897.07
£725.26
|
$303.70
KWD93.640
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,592.94
£9,372.58
|
$5,062.92
KWD1,561.130
|
|
pay 15.1% more for entertainment and sports
Gibraltar
|
Kuwait
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.04
£3.26
|
$3.22
KWD0.990
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
£2.31
|
$4.48
KWD1.380
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.22
£3.41
|
$2.82
KWD0.870
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.59
£54.65
|
$105.23
KWD32.450
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
£8.54
|
$12.22
KWD3.770
|
|
pay 19.0% less for clothing
Gibraltar
|
Kuwait
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$122.27
£98.85
|
$49.85
KWD15.370
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.76
£32.95
|
$46.01
KWD14.190
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.94
£101.82
|
$97.17
KWD29.960
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
£75.32
|
$86.91
KWD26.800
|
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