Cost of living comparison
Kuwait City is 46.9% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 25.2% more for restaurants
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.41
MYR16.24
|
$6.52
KWD2.010
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.49
|
$6.52
KWD2.010
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
MYR3.22
|
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
MYR2.01
|
$0.31
KWD0.100
|
|
pay 7.4% less for groceries
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Kuwait City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
MYR3.94
|
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
MYR25.58
|
$2.31
KWD0.710
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
MYR31.47
|
$5.62
KWD1.730
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
MYR8.73
|
$2.07
KWD0.640
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
MYR8.84
|
$2.40
KWD0.740
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.92
|
$0.99
KWD0.310
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MYR3.19
|
$0.88
KWD0.270
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.94
|
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
MYR3.14
|
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MYR2.20
|
$0.46
KWD0.140
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
MYR2.02
|
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
MYR8.54
|
$1.39
KWD0.430
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR54.14
|
$48.89
KWD15.060
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,338.86
MYR173,245.51
|
$22,165.00
KWD6,826.530
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR48.73
|
$30.15
KWD9.290
|
|
pay 55.4% more for housing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Kuwait City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.82
MYR127.85
|
$31.51
KWD9.700
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.21
MYR2,313.22
|
$928.97
KWD286.110
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.86
MYR1,396.22
|
$671.91
KWD206.940
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.43
MYR192.73
|
$33.55
KWD10.330
|
|
pay 27.8% more for childcare
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.56
MYR1,204.06
|
$414.85
KWD127.770
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,785.60
MYR37,117.85
|
$7,112.82
KWD2,190.660
|
|
pay 67.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Kuwait City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.86
MYR18.41
|
$2.44
KWD0.750
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MYR13.52
|
$5.06
KWD1.560
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.49
|
$2.93
KWD0.900
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
MYR208.98
|
$120.42
KWD37.090
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.54
MYR21.66
|
$11.41
KWD3.510
|
|
pay 43.1% more for clothing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Kuwait City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
MYR230.92
|
$44.09
KWD13.580
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.56
MYR145.68
|
$57.04
KWD17.570
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.98
MYR324.09
|
$96.23
KWD29.640
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.95
MYR347.79
|
$111.78
KWD34.430
|
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