Cost of living comparison
Kuwait City is 3.2% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Greece, you would:
pay 45.7% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Kuwait City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.61
|
$8.14
KWD2.500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.28
|
$7.16
KWD2.200
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.81
|
$0.54
KWD0.170
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
|
pay 13.2% less for groceries
Greece
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
$0.95
KWD0.290
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.00
|
$2.53
KWD0.780
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.57
|
$5.90
KWD1.810
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.76
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.93
|
$2.73
KWD0.840
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$1.06
KWD0.330
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$0.85
KWD0.260
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.68
KWD0.210
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.49
|
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 3.2% more for transportation
Greece
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.18
|
$1.27
KWD0.390
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€37.90
|
$47.19
KWD14.470
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,544.94
|
$22,783.27
KWD6,986.060
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.46
|
$29.29
KWD8.980
|
|
pay 15.5% more for housing
Greece
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€29.16
|
$28.44
KWD8.720
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€486.35
|
$930.70
KWD285.380
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€373.53
|
$702.87
KWD215.520
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€163.92
|
$41.98
KWD12.870
|
|
pay 30.3% more for childcare
Greece
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€322.39
|
$560.24
KWD171.790
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,119.98
|
$6,716.63
KWD2,059.530
|
|
pay 32.9% more for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.88
|
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.23
|
$5.60
KWD1.720
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
$3.17
KWD0.970
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€42.77
|
$124.57
KWD38.200
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.21
|
$11.39
KWD3.490
|
|
pay 0.8% less for clothing
Greece
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€77.02
|
$45.57
KWD13.970
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€37.80
|
$56.69
KWD17.380
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€79.76
|
$94.97
KWD29.120
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€88.53
|
$91.63
KWD28.100
|
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