Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 68.4% more expensive than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 91.1% more for restaurants
|
Kuwait City
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.52
KWD2.000
|
$6.84
₩9,374
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.52
KWD2.000
|
$6.08
₩8,332
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
$1.56
₩2,144
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
KWD0.100
|
$0.82
₩1,121
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
|
Kuwait City
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
$3.17
₩4,350
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.31
KWD0.710
|
$5.72
₩7,837
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
KWD1.720
|
$8.47
₩11,614
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
KWD0.640
|
$3.83
₩5,254
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
KWD0.740
|
$4.85
₩6,652
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
KWD0.310
|
$2.90
₩3,970
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
KWD0.270
|
$1.67
₩2,285
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
$2.82
₩3,860
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
$2.77
₩3,791
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
KWD0.140
|
$1.68
₩2,308
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$1.38
₩1,889
|
|
pay 62.2% more for transportation
|
Kuwait City
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.39
KWD0.430
|
$5.41
₩7,415
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
KWD15.010
|
$41.78
₩57,284
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,165.00
KWD6,806.160
|
$31,904.23
₩43,743,885
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.15
KWD9.260
|
$8.96
₩12,290
|
|
pay 63.6% more for housing
|
Kuwait City
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.51
KWD9.680
|
$21.92
₩30,048
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$928.97
KWD285.260
|
$768.77
₩1,054,063
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.91
KWD206.320
|
$592.83
₩812,836
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.55
KWD10.300
|
$138.80
₩190,303
|
|
pay 76.1% more for childcare
|
Kuwait City
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$414.85
KWD127.390
|
$384.99
₩527,856
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,112.82
KWD2,184.120
|
$18,449.76
₩25,296,465
|
|
pay 2.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kuwait City
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.44
KWD0.750
|
$3.80
₩5,208
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
KWD1.550
|
$3.92
₩5,381
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
KWD0.900
|
$3.42
₩4,687
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$120.42
KWD36.980
|
$52.16
₩71,520
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.41
KWD3.500
|
$10.63
₩14,581
|
|
pay 2.2% less for clothing
|
Kuwait City
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.09
KWD13.540
|
$60.78
₩83,330
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.04
KWD17.520
|
$43.57
₩59,744
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.23
KWD29.550
|
$72.02
₩98,740
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.78
KWD34.330
|
$114.47
₩156,946
|
|
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