Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 32.8% cheaper than Kuwait.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Kuwait, you would:
pay 35.9% less for restaurants
Kuwait
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.87
KWD2.410
|
$1.85
NPR247.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.84
KWD2.100
|
$6.43
NPR857.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
$0.47
NPR63.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
$0.17
NPR22.43
|
|
pay 30.4% less for groceries
Kuwait
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
KWD0.270
|
$0.48
NPR63.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
KWD0.690
|
$3.46
NPR460.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
KWD1.680
|
$2.89
NPR385.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.25
KWD0.690
|
$1.47
NPR195.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
KWD0.790
|
$1.40
NPR186.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
KWD0.300
|
$1.06
NPR140.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
KWD0.240
|
$0.42
NPR56.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
KWD0.220
|
$0.53
NPR70.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
$0.28
NPR37.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
KWD0.150
|
$0.20
NPR26.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
KWD0.110
|
$0.26
NPR34.48
|
|
pay 57.3% more for transportation
Kuwait
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.21
KWD0.370
|
$4.93
NPR656.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.40
KWD14.530
|
$14.97
NPR1,995.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,976.19
KWD6,431.950
|
$32,088.94
NPR4,277,686.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.95
KWD8.570
|
$10.88
NPR1,450.33
|
|
pay 66.3% less for housing
Kuwait
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.63
KWD8.470
|
$9.92
NPR1,322.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$773.68
KWD237.230
|
$90.65
NPR12,083.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$650.71
KWD199.530
|
$66.00
NPR8,798.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.06
KWD11.670
|
$29.38
NPR3,916.78
|
|
pay 65.1% less for childcare
Kuwait
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$347.73
KWD106.630
|
$69.48
NPR9,261.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,860.53
KWD1,797.020
|
$2,917.30
NPR388,896.51
|
|
pay 41.4% less for entertainment and sports
Kuwait
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
$2.32
NPR308.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.07
KWD1.550
|
$1.51
NPR201.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.14
KWD0.960
|
$2.93
NPR391.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$107.69
KWD33.020
|
$22.95
NPR3,058.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.80
KWD3.310
|
$3.23
NPR431.08
|
|
pay 47.9% less for clothing
Kuwait
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.49
KWD13.030
|
$22.32
NPR2,975.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
KWD15.530
|
$35.72
NPR4,762.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.68
KWD27.810
|
$42.27
NPR5,635.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.84
KWD26.010
|
$32.72
NPR4,361.79
|
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