Cost of living comparison
Kuwait is 2.2 times more expensive than Moldova.
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 38.3% more for restaurants
Moldova
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.31
MDL58.55
|
$6.88
KWD2.120
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.86
MDL68.31
|
$6.74
KWD2.070
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MDL11.84
|
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
MDL8.42
|
$0.39
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 84.4% more for groceries
Moldova
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
MDL6.71
|
$1.03
KWD0.320
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.61
MDL63.96
|
$2.80
KWD0.860
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
MDL53.16
|
$6.31
KWD1.940
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
MDL27.06
|
$2.46
KWD0.760
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
MDL30.58
|
$2.30
KWD0.710
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.29
|
$0.94
KWD0.290
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MDL10.15
|
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MDL9.72
|
$0.75
KWD0.230
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
MDL10.40
|
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
MDL3.92
|
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
MDL3.54
|
$0.48
KWD0.150
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Moldova
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.01
MDL88.63
|
$1.36
KWD0.420
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.20
MDL269.08
|
$46.98
KWD14.470
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,888.83
MDL281,293.00
|
$19,349.52
KWD5,959.400
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.20
MDL56.74
|
$27.59
KWD8.500
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Moldova
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.47
MDL167.63
|
$34.41
KWD10.600
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$226.53
MDL4,010.45
|
$792.17
KWD243.980
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.30
MDL2,749.32
|
$675.48
KWD208.040
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.16
MDL1,472.17
|
$36.14
KWD11.130
|
|
pay 36.2% more for childcare
Moldova
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.45
MDL3,991.30
|
$303.70
KWD93.540
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,677.02
MDL65,097.33
|
$5,062.92
KWD1,559.310
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Moldova
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
MDL17.89
|
$3.22
KWD0.990
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
MDL20.31
|
$4.48
KWD1.380
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
MDL37.82
|
$2.82
KWD0.870
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.94
MDL441.45
|
$105.23
KWD32.410
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MDL79.51
|
$12.22
KWD3.760
|
|
pay 23.0% more for clothing
Moldova
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.37
MDL750.16
|
$49.85
KWD15.350
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.63
MDL542.27
|
$46.01
KWD14.170
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.19
MDL1,366.53
|
$97.17
KWD29.930
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.31
MDL1,563.45
|
$86.91
KWD26.770
|
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