Cost of living comparison
London is 2.8 times more expensive than Kuwait City.
If you lived in London instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Kuwait City
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.52
KWD2.010
|
$21.12
£16.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.52
KWD2.010
|
$9.10
£7.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
$2.30
£1.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
KWD0.100
|
$1.75
£1.40
|
|
pay 55.1% more for groceries
Kuwait City
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
$1.57
£1.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.31
KWD0.710
|
$4.08
£3.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
KWD1.730
|
$5.80
£4.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
KWD0.640
|
$3.53
£2.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
KWD0.740
|
$3.80
£3.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
KWD0.310
|
$1.20
£0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
KWD0.270
|
$0.71
£0.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
$1.16
£0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
$1.47
£1.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
KWD0.140
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$0.66
£0.52
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Kuwait City
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.39
KWD0.430
|
$8.25
£6.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
KWD15.060
|
$198.74
£158.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,165.00
KWD6,826.530
|
$31,052.51
£24,750.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.15
KWD9.290
|
$22.83
£18.20
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Kuwait City
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.51
KWD9.700
|
$36.24
£28.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$928.97
KWD286.110
|
$2,575.57
£2,052.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.91
KWD206.940
|
$1,776.05
£1,415.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.55
KWD10.330
|
$286.24
£228.15
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Kuwait City
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$414.85
KWD127.770
|
$1,945.82
£1,550.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,112.82
KWD2,190.660
|
$21,135.46
£16,846.38
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Kuwait City
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.44
KWD0.750
|
$7.45
£5.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
KWD1.560
|
$4.25
£3.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
KWD0.900
|
$16.15
£12.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$120.42
KWD37.090
|
$56.73
£45.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.41
KWD3.510
|
$14.91
£11.88
|
|
pay 22.1% more for clothing
Kuwait City
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.09
KWD13.580
|
$92.70
£73.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.04
KWD17.570
|
$42.71
£34.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.23
KWD29.640
|
$92.09
£73.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.78
KWD34.430
|
$120.19
£95.80
|
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