Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 53.5% more expensive than Kuwait City.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Kuwait City
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.52
KWD2.000
|
$10.09
CRC5,166.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.52
KWD2.000
|
$9.20
CRC4,711.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
$1.83
CRC935.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
KWD0.100
|
$1.68
CRC857.72
|
|
pay 73.4% more for groceries
Kuwait City
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
$2.05
CRC1,049.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.31
KWD0.710
|
$3.67
CRC1,879.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
KWD1.720
|
$7.11
CRC3,641.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
KWD0.640
|
$3.18
CRC1,627.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
KWD0.740
|
$3.84
CRC1,964.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
KWD0.310
|
$2.21
CRC1,133.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
KWD0.270
|
$0.53
CRC272.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
$0.88
CRC449.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
$1.08
CRC553.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
KWD0.140
|
$0.98
CRC501.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$1.03
CRC525.84
|
|
pay 77.1% more for transportation
Kuwait City
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.39
KWD0.430
|
$6.17
CRC3,156.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
KWD15.010
|
$35.74
CRC18,297.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,165.00
KWD6,806.160
|
$32,532.30
CRC16,657,399.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.15
KWD9.260
|
$13.32
CRC6,818.92
|
|
pay 7.2% more for housing
Kuwait City
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.51
KWD9.680
|
$50.83
CRC26,027.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$928.97
KWD285.260
|
$686.22
CRC351,361.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.91
KWD206.320
|
$420.20
CRC215,153.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.55
KWD10.300
|
$44.00
CRC22,531.37
|
|
pay 4.5% more for childcare
Kuwait City
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$414.85
KWD127.390
|
$358.07
CRC183,343.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,112.82
KWD2,184.120
|
$8,730.45
CRC4,470,223.62
|
|
pay 12.2% less for entertainment and sports
Kuwait City
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.44
KWD0.750
|
$2.79
CRC1,427.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
KWD1.550
|
$3.05
CRC1,561.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
KWD0.900
|
$4.37
CRC2,236.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$120.42
KWD36.980
|
$60.66
CRC31,057.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.41
KWD3.500
|
$7.44
CRC3,807.41
|
|
pay 26.9% more for clothing
Kuwait City
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.09
KWD13.540
|
$85.11
CRC43,580.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.04
KWD17.520
|
$48.81
CRC24,989.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.23
KWD29.550
|
$122.12
CRC62,529.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.78
KWD34.330
|
$113.99
CRC58,367.10
|
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