Cost of living comparison
Douglas is 89.9% more expensive than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Douglas instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Kuwait City
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.52
KWD2.000
|
$22.36
£17.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.52
KWD2.000
|
$8.43
£6.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
$1.92
£1.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
KWD0.100
|
$1.65
£1.31
|
|
pay 41.3% more for groceries
Kuwait City
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
$1.49
£1.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.31
KWD0.710
|
$3.19
£2.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
KWD1.720
|
$5.12
£4.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
KWD0.640
|
$2.94
£2.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
KWD0.740
|
$3.13
£2.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
KWD0.310
|
$1.09
£0.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
KWD0.270
|
$0.57
£0.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
$1.18
£0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
$1.35
£1.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
KWD0.140
|
$0.50
£0.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$0.80
£0.64
|
|
pay 85.0% more for transportation
Kuwait City
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.39
KWD0.430
|
$6.94
£5.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
KWD15.010
|
$39.75
£31.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,165.00
KWD6,806.160
|
$23,599.90
£18,843.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.15
KWD9.260
|
$15.90
£12.69
|
|
pay 89.6% more for housing
Kuwait City
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.51
KWD9.680
|
$50.51
£40.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$928.97
KWD285.260
|
$1,090.29
£870.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.91
KWD206.320
|
$908.29
£725.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.55
KWD10.300
|
$115.99
£92.61
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Kuwait City
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$414.85
KWD127.390
|
$838.42
£669.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,112.82
KWD2,184.120
|
$17,699.93
£14,132.81
|
|
pay 75.2% more for entertainment and sports
Kuwait City
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.44
KWD0.750
|
$4.35
£3.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
KWD1.550
|
$3.62
£2.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
KWD0.900
|
$14.91
£11.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$120.42
KWD36.980
|
$37.88
£30.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.41
KWD3.500
|
$9.94
£7.93
|
|
pay 31.1% less for clothing
Kuwait City
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.09
KWD13.540
|
$49.06
£39.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.04
KWD17.520
|
$35.28
£28.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.23
KWD29.550
|
$53.00
£42.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.78
KWD34.330
|
$53.00
£42.32
|
|
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