Cost of living comparison
Kuwait is 47.2% cheaper than Jersey.
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 65.8% less for restaurants
Jersey
|
Kuwait
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$49.68
£40.17
|
$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) |
$2.54
£2.05
|
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
£1.41
|
$0.39
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 42.2% less for groceries
Jersey
|
Kuwait
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
£1.71
|
$1.03
KWD0.320
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
£3.55
|
$2.80
KWD0.860
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
£5.48
|
$6.31
KWD1.950
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.61
£3.73
|
$2.46
KWD0.760
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
£3.46
|
$2.30
KWD0.710
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
£1.32
|
$0.94
KWD0.290
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
£0.91
|
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.05
£1.66
|
$0.75
KWD0.230
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
£1.30
|
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
£0.77
|
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.60
|
$0.48
KWD0.150
|
|
pay 40.6% less for transportation
Jersey
|
Kuwait
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
£5.55
|
$1.36
KWD0.420
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.59
£52.22
|
$46.98
KWD14.490
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,940.94
£23,397.97
|
$19,349.52
KWD5,966.350
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.31
£28.55
|
$27.59
KWD8.510
|
|
pay 57.9% less for housing
Jersey
|
Kuwait
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.54
£48.14
|
$34.41
KWD10.610
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,792.17
£1,448.92
|
$792.17
KWD244.260
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,632.47
£1,319.81
|
$675.48
KWD208.280
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.06
£117.27
|
$36.14
KWD11.140
|
|
pay 78.6% less for childcare
Jersey
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,971.83
£1,594.17
|
$303.70
KWD93.640
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.33
£14,915.78
|
$5,062.92
KWD1,561.130
|
|
pay 23.3% less for entertainment and sports
Jersey
|
Kuwait
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.14
£5.77
|
$3.22
KWD0.990
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
£3.51
|
$4.48
KWD1.380
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.82
£10.36
|
$2.82
KWD0.870
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.60
£61.93
|
$105.23
KWD32.450
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.15
£13.05
|
$12.22
KWD3.770
|
|
pay 22.3% less for clothing
Jersey
|
Kuwait
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.82
£77.47
|
$49.85
KWD15.370
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.82
£41.89
|
$46.01
KWD14.190
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.17
£82.60
|
$97.17
KWD29.960
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.23
£93.96
|
$86.91
KWD26.800
|
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