Cost of living comparison
Kuwait City is 10.3% cheaper than Lisbon.
If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 54.6% less for restaurants
Lisbon
|
Kuwait City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€13.94
|
$8.14
KWD2.500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
€8.86
|
$7.16
KWD2.200
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.79
|
$0.54
KWD0.170
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.25
|
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
|
pay 20.9% less for groceries
Lisbon
|
Kuwait City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.44
|
$0.95
KWD0.290
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.57
€5.12
|
$2.53
KWD0.780
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
€3.62
|
$5.90
KWD1.810
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.80
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.49
€3.21
|
$2.73
KWD0.840
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$1.06
KWD0.330
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.85
KWD0.260
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
$0.68
KWD0.210
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.83
|
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 22.5% more for transportation
Lisbon
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.52
€6.91
|
$1.27
KWD0.390
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.32
€39.82
|
$47.19
KWD14.470
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,489.61
€29,862.83
|
$22,783.27
KWD6,986.060
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.96
€9.16
|
$29.29
KWD8.980
|
|
pay 40.0% less for housing
Lisbon
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.79
€38.41
|
$28.44
KWD8.720
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,447.59
€1,330.55
|
$930.70
KWD285.380
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,009.53
€927.91
|
$702.87
KWD215.520
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$109.60
€100.73
|
$41.98
KWD12.870
|
|
pay 28.9% less for childcare
Lisbon
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$582.39
€535.30
|
$560.24
KWD171.790
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,607.20
€13,426.21
|
$6,716.63
KWD2,059.530
|
|
pay 50.8% more for entertainment and sports
Lisbon
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
€2.99
|
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
€2.29
|
$5.60
KWD1.720
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.47
|
$3.17
KWD0.970
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.88
€40.34
|
$124.57
KWD38.200
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
€7.96
|
$11.39
KWD3.490
|
|
pay 0.8% less for clothing
Lisbon
|
Kuwait City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.44
€78.53
|
$45.57
KWD13.970
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.61
€34.57
|
$56.69
KWD17.380
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.28
€81.14
|
$94.97
KWD29.120
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.56
€98.87
|
$91.63
KWD28.100
|
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