Cost of living comparison
Spain is 45.6% more expensive than Kuwait.
If you lived in Spain instead of Kuwait, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Kuwait
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
KWD2.120
|
$12.45
€11.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.74
KWD2.070
|
$8.47
€7.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
$1.99
€1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
KWD0.120
|
$1.40
€1.31
|
|
pay 18.0% more for groceries
Kuwait
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
KWD0.320
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.80
KWD0.860
|
$5.73
€5.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
KWD1.940
|
$3.55
€3.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.46
KWD0.760
|
$2.35
€2.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.30
KWD0.710
|
$3.11
€2.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
KWD0.290
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
KWD0.230
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
KWD0.150
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
pay 88.4% more for transportation
Kuwait
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.36
KWD0.420
|
$6.67
€6.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.98
KWD14.460
|
$39.84
€37.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,349.52
KWD5,956.650
|
$24,357.72
€22,771.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.59
KWD8.490
|
$14.14
€13.22
|
|
pay 46.5% more for housing
Kuwait
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.41
KWD10.590
|
$40.62
€37.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$792.17
KWD243.860
|
$697.48
€652.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$675.48
KWD207.940
|
$570.67
€533.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.14
KWD11.130
|
$106.79
€99.84
|
|
pay 29.1% more for childcare
Kuwait
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.70
KWD93.490
|
$342.46
€320.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,062.92
KWD1,558.600
|
$7,368.05
€6,888.28
|
|
pay 13.9% less for entertainment and sports
Kuwait
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
KWD0.990
|
$2.66
€2.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.48
KWD1.380
|
$1.85
€1.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.82
KWD0.870
|
$5.55
€5.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$105.23
KWD32.400
|
$43.33
€40.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.22
KWD3.760
|
$8.42
€7.87
|
|
pay 0.3% more for clothing
Kuwait
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.85
KWD15.350
|
$73.58
€68.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.01
KWD14.160
|
$33.02
€30.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
KWD29.910
|
$74.35
€69.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.91
KWD26.750
|
$91.35
€85.40
|
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