Cost of living comparison
St. George's is 50.6% more expensive than Kuwait City.
If you lived in St. George's instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Kuwait City
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.14
KWD2.500
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.16
KWD2.200
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
KWD0.170
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
|
pay 72.4% more for groceries
Kuwait City
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
KWD0.290
|
$1.69
EC$4.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.53
KWD0.780
|
$4.32
EC$11.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.90
KWD1.810
|
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
KWD0.840
|
$2.60
EC$7.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
KWD0.330
|
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
KWD0.260
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
KWD0.210
|
$1.34
EC$3.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
$0.94
EC$2.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Kuwait City
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.27
KWD0.390
|
$5.18
EC$14.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.19
KWD14.490
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,783.27
KWD6,996.010
|
$24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.29
KWD8.990
|
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
|
pay 62.1% more for housing
Kuwait City
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.44
KWD8.730
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$930.70
KWD285.790
|
$579.70
EC$1,566.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$702.87
KWD215.830
|
$289.85
EC$783.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.98
KWD12.890
|
$159.51
EC$431.09
|
|
pay 77.7% less for childcare
Kuwait City
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$560.24
KWD172.030
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,716.63
KWD2,062.460
|
$2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
|
|
pay 28.1% less for entertainment and sports
Kuwait City
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.60
KWD1.720
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.17
KWD0.970
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$124.57
KWD38.250
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.39
KWD3.500
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
|
pay 34.3% less for clothing
Kuwait City
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.57
KWD13.990
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.69
KWD17.410
|
$44.40
EC$120.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
KWD29.160
|
$42.55
EC$115.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.63
KWD28.140
|
$75.85
EC$205.00
|
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