Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 45.2% more expensive than Kuwait.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Kuwait, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Kuwait
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
KWD2.120
|
$12.09
€11.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.74
KWD2.070
|
$7.53
€7.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
$1.90
€1.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
KWD0.120
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
pay 22.1% more for groceries
Kuwait
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
KWD0.320
|
$1.69
€1.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.80
KWD0.860
|
$4.70
€4.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
KWD1.940
|
$5.98
€5.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.46
KWD0.760
|
$3.21
€3.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.30
KWD0.710
|
$3.56
€3.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
KWD0.290
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
KWD0.230
|
$0.64
€0.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
$1.05
€0.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
KWD0.150
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
pay 85.0% more for transportation
Kuwait
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.36
KWD0.420
|
$5.96
€5.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.98
KWD14.470
|
$44.14
€41.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,349.52
KWD5,959.400
|
$25,507.23
€23,826.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.59
KWD8.500
|
$20.75
€19.38
|
|
pay 61.0% more for housing
Kuwait
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.41
KWD10.600
|
$41.07
€38.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$792.17
KWD243.980
|
$765.75
€715.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$675.48
KWD208.040
|
$572.23
€534.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.14
KWD11.130
|
$124.02
€115.85
|
|
pay 23.1% more for childcare
Kuwait
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.70
KWD93.540
|
$327.88
€306.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,062.92
KWD1,559.310
|
$6,992.32
€6,531.57
|
|
pay 4.8% less for entertainment and sports
Kuwait
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
KWD0.990
|
$3.36
€3.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.48
KWD1.380
|
$3.41
€3.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.82
KWD0.870
|
$4.86
€4.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$105.23
KWD32.410
|
$52.35
€48.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.22
KWD3.760
|
$9.01
€8.42
|
|
pay 14.6% more for clothing
Kuwait
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.85
KWD15.350
|
$79.61
€74.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.01
KWD14.170
|
$40.36
€37.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
KWD29.930
|
$88.12
€82.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.91
KWD26.770
|
$104.36
€97.48
|
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