Cost of living comparison
Kuwait is 30.9% cheaper than Israel.
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Israel, you would:
pay 67.7% less for restaurants
Israel
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.90
₪67.34
|
$6.88
KWD2.120
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.39
₪54.16
|
$6.74
KWD2.070
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
₪9.39
|
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
₪7.19
|
$0.39
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 25.8% less for groceries
Israel
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
₪8.07
|
$1.03
KWD0.320
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
₪23.81
|
$2.80
KWD0.860
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.35
₪23.88
|
$6.31
KWD1.940
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
₪13.80
|
$2.46
KWD0.760
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
₪16.59
|
$2.30
KWD0.710
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
₪5.07
|
$0.94
KWD0.290
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
₪3.80
|
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₪2.93
|
$0.75
KWD0.230
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
₪3.03
|
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₪2.16
|
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₪2.03
|
$0.48
KWD0.150
|
|
pay 18.9% less for transportation
Israel
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.29
₪27.41
|
$1.36
KWD0.420
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.84
₪213.87
|
$46.98
KWD14.470
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,263.55
₪143,970.42
|
$19,349.52
KWD5,959.400
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.01
₪60.23
|
$27.59
KWD8.500
|
|
pay 20.8% less for housing
Israel
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.44
₪103.26
|
$34.41
KWD10.600
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$937.71
₪3,528.22
|
$792.17
KWD243.980
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$781.37
₪2,939.97
|
$675.48
KWD208.040
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$174.52
₪656.65
|
$36.14
KWD11.130
|
|
pay 52.8% less for childcare
Israel
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$818.87
₪3,081.07
|
$303.70
KWD93.540
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,820.34
₪33,187.41
|
$5,062.92
KWD1,559.310
|
|
pay 6.1% less for entertainment and sports
Israel
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.83
₪29.46
|
$3.22
KWD0.990
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
₪13.10
|
$4.48
KWD1.380
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.79
₪36.82
|
$2.82
KWD0.870
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.71
₪239.72
|
$105.23
KWD32.410
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.62
₪43.73
|
$12.22
KWD3.760
|
|
pay 24.4% less for clothing
Israel
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.13
₪324.07
|
$49.85
KWD15.350
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.49
₪201.28
|
$46.01
KWD14.170
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.65
₪412.56
|
$97.17
KWD29.930
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.42
₪468.13
|
$86.91
KWD26.770
|
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