Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 8.3% cheaper than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 68.0% more for restaurants
Kuwait City
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.52
KWD2.000
|
$7.00
ARS6,171.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.52
KWD2.000
|
$5.00
ARS4,408.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
$1.03
ARS907.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
KWD0.100
|
$0.90
ARS791.10
|
|
pay 13.4% less for groceries
Kuwait City
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
$1.34
ARS1,183.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.31
KWD0.710
|
$3.51
ARS3,098.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
KWD1.720
|
$3.15
ARS2,780.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
KWD0.640
|
$1.46
ARS1,285.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
KWD0.740
|
$1.76
ARS1,555.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
KWD0.310
|
$0.66
ARS581.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
KWD0.270
|
$0.57
ARS499.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
$0.31
ARS273.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
$0.67
ARS592.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
KWD0.140
|
$0.30
ARS262.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$0.33
ARS294.83
|
|
pay 0.8% less for transportation
Kuwait City
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.39
KWD0.430
|
$3.52
ARS3,100.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
KWD15.010
|
$6.80
ARS5,995.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,165.00
KWD6,806.160
|
$25,000.00
ARS22,042,259.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.15
KWD9.260
|
$5.00
ARS4,408.45
|
|
pay 37.0% less for housing
Kuwait City
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.51
KWD9.680
|
$23.47
ARS20,695.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$928.97
KWD285.260
|
$313.32
ARS276,251.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.91
KWD206.320
|
$225.62
ARS198,922.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.55
KWD10.300
|
$36.96
ARS32,586.22
|
|
pay 37.6% less for childcare
Kuwait City
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$414.85
KWD127.390
|
$187.40
ARS165,228.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,112.82
KWD2,184.120
|
$5,653.81
ARS4,984,908.59
|
|
pay 50.8% less for entertainment and sports
Kuwait City
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.44
KWD0.750
|
$2.00
ARS1,763.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
KWD1.550
|
$1.72
ARS1,514.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
KWD0.900
|
$2.00
ARS1,763.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$120.42
KWD36.980
|
$22.07
ARS19,459.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.41
KWD3.500
|
$5.00
ARS4,408.45
|
|
pay 13.2% more for clothing
Kuwait City
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.09
KWD13.540
|
$67.11
ARS59,166.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.04
KWD17.520
|
$57.53
ARS50,726.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.23
KWD29.550
|
$107.00
ARS94,343.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.78
KWD34.330
|
$98.70
ARS87,024.37
|
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