Cost of living comparison
Kuwait City is 24.4% more expensive than Kingstown.
If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Kingstown, you would:
pay 58.4% less for restaurants
|
Kingstown
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$6.52
KWD2.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
$6.52
KWD2.000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
$0.31
KWD0.100
|
|
pay 53.4% less for groceries
|
Kingstown
|
Kuwait City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
EC$4.79
|
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
$2.31
KWD0.710
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.80
EC$26.50
|
$5.62
KWD1.720
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
EC$9.72
|
$2.07
KWD0.640
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
EC$7.20
|
$2.40
KWD0.740
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
$0.99
KWD0.310
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
$0.88
KWD0.270
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.46
KWD0.140
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 30.6% less for transportation
|
Kingstown
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$14.01
EC$37.85
|
$1.39
KWD0.430
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$48.89
KWD15.010
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$22,165.00
KWD6,806.160
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$30.15
KWD9.260
|
|
pay 64.1% more for housing
|
Kingstown
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.10
EC$130.00
|
$31.51
KWD9.680
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$351.52
EC$950.00
|
$928.97
KWD285.260
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.39
EC$687.50
|
$671.91
KWD206.320
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.76
EC$145.29
|
$33.55
KWD10.300
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Kingstown
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$414.85
KWD127.390
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$7,112.82
KWD2,184.120
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kingstown
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.59
EC$7.00
|
$2.44
KWD0.750
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$5.06
KWD1.550
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$2.93
KWD0.900
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.29
EC$73.75
|
$120.42
KWD36.980
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$11.41
KWD3.500
|
|
pay 13.9% less for clothing
|
Kingstown
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.48
EC$204.00
|
$44.09
KWD13.540
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.30
EC$190.00
|
$57.04
KWD17.520
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
$96.23
KWD29.550
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$111.78
KWD34.330
|
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