Cost of living comparison
Athens is 62.8% more expensive than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Athens instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Kuwait City
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.52
KWD2.010
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.52
KWD2.010
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
$2.01
€1.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
KWD0.100
|
$0.55
€0.52
|
|
pay 47.9% more for groceries
Kuwait City
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.31
KWD0.710
|
$6.55
€6.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
KWD1.730
|
$7.06
€6.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
KWD0.640
|
$4.44
€4.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
KWD0.740
|
$4.44
€4.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
KWD0.310
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
KWD0.270
|
$0.90
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
KWD0.140
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
pay 99.2% more for transportation
Kuwait City
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.39
KWD0.430
|
$8.01
€7.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
KWD15.080
|
$32.98
€30.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,165.00
KWD6,834.490
|
$25,287.34
€23,716.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.15
KWD9.300
|
$11.43
€10.72
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Kuwait City
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.51
KWD9.720
|
$33.96
€31.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$928.97
KWD286.450
|
$553.55
€519.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.91
KWD207.180
|
$521.82
€489.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.55
KWD10.340
|
$202.27
€189.71
|
|
pay 29.5% more for childcare
Kuwait City
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$414.85
KWD127.920
|
$488.12
€457.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,112.82
KWD2,193.210
|
$10,050.80
€9,426.31
|
|
pay 11.8% more for entertainment and sports
Kuwait City
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.44
KWD0.750
|
$4.67
€4.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
KWD1.560
|
$3.68
€3.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
KWD0.900
|
$5.28
€4.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$120.42
KWD37.130
|
$45.80
€42.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.41
KWD3.520
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
pay 13.1% more for clothing
Kuwait City
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.09
KWD13.600
|
$84.84
€79.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.04
KWD17.590
|
$38.04
€35.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.23
KWD29.670
|
$90.00
€84.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.78
KWD34.470
|
$111.33
€104.42
|
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