Cost of living comparison
compared to
Spain vs. Kuwait Cost of Living Summary
Spain is 43.8% more expensive than Kuwait overall.
Spain vs. Kuwait Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Spain instead of Kuwait, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Kuwait
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.31
KWD2.570
|
$16.08
€14.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.91
KWD2.450
|
$10.79
€9.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
KWD0.170
|
$2.54
€2.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
KWD0.090
|
$1.76
€1.57
|
|
Kuwait vs. Spain - Cost of restaurants
pay 50.6% more for groceries
|
Kuwait
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.08
KWD0.330
|
$1.49
€1.33
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.22
KWD0.690
|
$7.20
€6.40
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
KWD1.650
|
$4.49
€4.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
KWD0.650
|
$3.29
€2.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
KWD0.840
|
$3.74
€3.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
KWD0.340
|
$1.16
€1.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
$0.93
€0.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
KWD0.210
|
$0.96
€0.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
KWD0.190
|
$1.24
€1.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
KWD0.160
|
$0.84
€0.75
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
KWD0.150
|
$0.89
€0.79
|
|
Kuwait vs. Spain - Cost of groceries
pay 75.2% more for transportation
|
Kuwait
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.25
KWD0.390
|
$6.62
€5.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.95
KWD16.060
|
$31.07
€27.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,021.80
KWD6,189.540
|
$34,519.36
€30,723.47
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.57
KWD9.140
|
$16.43
€14.62
|
|
Kuwait vs. Spain - Cost of transportation
pay 33.2% more for housing
|
Kuwait
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.53
KWD9.440
|
$29.92
€26.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$776.48
KWD240.040
|
$925.54
€823.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$619.33
KWD191.460
|
$728.71
€648.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.56
KWD12.230
|
$109.11
€97.11
|
|
Kuwait vs. Spain - Cost of housing
pay 63.1% more for childcare
|
Kuwait
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.54
KWD77.760
|
$480.60
€427.75
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,500.38
KWD2,009.530
|
$9,049.60
€8,054.47
|
|
Kuwait vs. Spain - Cost of childcare
pay 22.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kuwait
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
KWD0.830
|
$3.31
€2.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
KWD1.460
|
$2.30
€2.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
KWD0.850
|
$6.23
€5.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$97.98
KWD30.290
|
$47.01
€41.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.58
KWD3.580
|
$9.34
€8.32
|
|
Kuwait vs. Spain - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 32.1% more for clothing
|
Kuwait
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.05
KWD11.450
|
$80.62
€71.76
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.45
KWD11.580
|
$36.25
€32.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.55
KWD29.540
|
$90.09
€80.18
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.48
KWD21.790
|
$108.00
€96.12
|
|
Kuwait vs. Spain - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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