Cost of living comparison
Kuwait is 16.1% cheaper than Isle of Man.
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Isle of Man, you would:
pay 58.7% less for restaurants
Isle of Man
|
Kuwait
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.36
£18.08
|
$6.88
KWD2.120
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.43
£6.82
|
$6.74
KWD2.080
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
£1.56
|
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
£1.33
|
$0.39
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 14.7% less for groceries
Isle of Man
|
Kuwait
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
£1.20
|
$1.03
KWD0.320
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
£2.58
|
$2.80
KWD0.860
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
£4.14
|
$6.31
KWD1.950
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
£2.37
|
$2.46
KWD0.760
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.53
|
$2.30
KWD0.710
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.88
|
$0.94
KWD0.290
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.46
|
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
£0.96
|
$0.75
KWD0.230
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
£1.09
|
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
£0.41
|
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
£0.65
|
$0.48
KWD0.150
|
|
pay 1.7% less for transportation
Isle of Man
|
Kuwait
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.61
|
$1.36
KWD0.420
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.75
£32.13
|
$46.98
KWD14.490
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,599.90
£19,079.89
|
$19,349.52
KWD5,966.350
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
£12.85
|
$27.59
KWD8.510
|
|
pay 38.4% less for housing
Isle of Man
|
Kuwait
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.51
£40.84
|
$34.41
KWD10.610
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,090.29
£881.47
|
$792.17
KWD244.260
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$908.29
£734.32
|
$675.48
KWD208.280
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.99
£93.77
|
$36.14
KWD11.140
|
|
pay 67.6% less for childcare
Isle of Man
|
Kuwait
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$838.42
£677.84
|
$303.70
KWD93.640
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,699.93
£14,309.91
|
$5,062.92
KWD1,561.130
|
|
pay 23.6% more for entertainment and sports
Isle of Man
|
Kuwait
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.35
£3.51
|
$3.22
KWD0.990
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
£2.93
|
$4.48
KWD1.380
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.91
£12.05
|
$2.82
KWD0.870
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.88
£30.63
|
$105.23
KWD32.450
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.94
£8.03
|
$12.22
KWD3.770
|
|
pay 44.9% more for clothing
Isle of Man
|
Kuwait
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.06
£39.67
|
$49.85
KWD15.370
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
£28.52
|
$46.01
KWD14.190
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.00
£42.85
|
$97.17
KWD29.960
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.00
£42.85
|
$86.91
KWD26.800
|
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