Cost of living comparison
Kuwait is 21.4% more expensive than Montenegro.
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 32.9% less for restaurants
Montenegro
|
Kuwait
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
€7.95
|
$6.88
KWD2.120
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.22
€4.85
|
$6.74
KWD2.070
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
€1.79
|
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
€1.28
|
$0.39
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 11.9% more for groceries
Montenegro
|
Kuwait
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
$1.03
KWD0.320
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
€3.60
|
$2.80
KWD0.860
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.50
|
$6.31
KWD1.940
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
€2.56
|
$2.46
KWD0.760
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
€2.72
|
$2.30
KWD0.710
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.94
KWD0.290
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.75
KWD0.230
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.36
|
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.48
KWD0.150
|
|
pay 48.2% more for transportation
Montenegro
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.73
|
$1.36
KWD0.420
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.61
€29.35
|
$46.98
KWD14.440
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,324.04
€21,659.87
|
$19,349.52
KWD5,947.460
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
€7.55
|
$27.59
KWD8.480
|
|
pay 27.8% more for housing
Montenegro
|
Kuwait
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.13
€25.20
|
$34.41
KWD10.580
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.64
€472.35
|
$792.17
KWD243.490
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.93
€337.03
|
$675.48
KWD207.620
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.67
€78.63
|
$36.14
KWD11.110
|
|
pay 11.1% less for childcare
Montenegro
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.86
€225.54
|
$303.70
KWD93.350
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,565.21
€8,882.73
|
$5,062.92
KWD1,556.190
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.55
€2.37
|
$3.22
KWD0.990
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.70
€1.58
|
$4.48
KWD1.380
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.01
€3.72
|
$2.82
KWD0.870
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.67
€32.20
|
$105.23
KWD32.350
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.98
€4.63
|
$12.22
KWD3.760
|
|
pay 4.1% more for clothing
Montenegro
|
Kuwait
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.33
€52.31
|
$49.85
KWD15.320
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.75
€29.49
|
$46.01
KWD14.140
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.76
€80.57
|
$97.17
KWD29.870
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.16
€113.44
|
$86.91
KWD26.710
|
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