Cost of living comparison
Kuwait City is 11.9% cheaper than Montevideo.
If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 60.8% less for restaurants
Montevideo
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.21
UYU542.34
|
$6.52
KWD2.010
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
UYU394.43
|
$6.52
KWD2.010
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
UYU72.31
|
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
UYU57.08
|
$0.31
KWD0.100
|
|
pay 25.5% less for groceries
Montevideo
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
UYU97.15
|
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.81
UYU221.98
|
$2.31
KWD0.710
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
UYU162.28
|
$5.62
KWD1.730
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
UYU138.50
|
$2.07
KWD0.640
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
UYU167.71
|
$2.40
KWD0.740
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
UYU32.67
|
$0.99
KWD0.310
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
UYU42.29
|
$0.88
KWD0.270
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
UYU21.37
|
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
UYU47.59
|
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
UYU27.47
|
$0.46
KWD0.140
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
UYU28.44
|
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 16.5% less for transportation
Montevideo
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.51
UYU286.65
|
$1.39
KWD0.430
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.50
UYU1,774.92
|
$48.89
KWD15.060
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,329.05
UYU1,577,710.33
|
$22,165.00
KWD6,826.530
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.24
UYU734.62
|
$30.15
KWD9.290
|
|
pay 0.5% less for housing
Montevideo
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.79
UYU1,557.27
|
$31.51
KWD9.700
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.74
UYU22,894.73
|
$928.97
KWD286.110
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.10
UYU18,900.30
|
$671.91
KWD206.940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.42
UYU4,253.31
|
$33.55
KWD10.330
|
|
pay 8.3% more for childcare
Montevideo
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.02
UYU13,476.28
|
$414.85
KWD127.770
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,177.69
UYU274,003.91
|
$7,112.82
KWD2,190.660
|
|
pay 25.2% more for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
UYU118.33
|
$2.44
KWD0.750
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
UYU149.11
|
$5.06
KWD1.560
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
UYU182.42
|
$2.93
KWD0.900
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
UYU1,940.76
|
$120.42
KWD37.090
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.56
UYU364.85
|
$11.41
KWD3.510
|
|
pay 13.5% less for clothing
Montevideo
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.50
UYU3,874.63
|
$44.09
KWD13.580
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.37
UYU1,769.99
|
$57.04
KWD17.570
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.79
UYU4,572.99
|
$96.23
KWD29.640
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.62
UYU4,299.26
|
$111.78
KWD34.430
|
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