Cost of living comparison
Kuwait is 3.2 times more expensive than Nepal.
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Nepal, you would:
pay 93.6% more for restaurants
Nepal
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.37
NPR314.93
|
$6.88
KWD2.120
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
NPR842.84
|
$6.74
KWD2.070
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
NPR54.26
|
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
NPR22.51
|
$0.39
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 88.4% more for groceries
Nepal
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
NPR60.62
|
$1.03
KWD0.320
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
NPR399.26
|
$2.80
KWD0.860
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
NPR366.30
|
$6.31
KWD1.940
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
NPR186.62
|
$2.46
KWD0.760
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
NPR174.77
|
$2.30
KWD0.710
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
NPR115.33
|
$0.94
KWD0.290
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
NPR52.10
|
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
NPR68.22
|
$0.75
KWD0.230
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
NPR33.66
|
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
NPR26.41
|
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
NPR32.66
|
$0.48
KWD0.150
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Nepal
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
NPR517.02
|
$1.36
KWD0.420
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.23
NPR1,494.77
|
$46.98
KWD14.440
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,125.72
NPR4,144,356.41
|
$19,349.52
KWD5,947.460
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.50
NPR865.85
|
$27.59
KWD8.480
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for housing
Nepal
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
NPR1,809.07
|
$34.41
KWD10.580
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$83.37
NPR11,100.82
|
$792.17
KWD243.490
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.78
NPR7,426.99
|
$675.48
KWD207.620
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.71
NPR2,225.46
|
$36.14
KWD11.110
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Nepal
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.29
NPR7,761.20
|
$303.70
KWD93.350
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,816.14
NPR241,816.89
|
$5,062.92
KWD1,556.190
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Nepal
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
NPR266.30
|
$3.22
KWD0.990
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
NPR178.07
|
$4.48
KWD1.380
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.26
NPR300.79
|
$2.82
KWD0.870
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.60
NPR3,541.35
|
$105.23
KWD32.350
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.58
NPR343.20
|
$12.22
KWD3.760
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Nepal
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.63
NPR2,081.52
|
$49.85
KWD15.320
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.34
NPR2,707.75
|
$46.01
KWD14.140
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$38.52
NPR5,128.62
|
$97.17
KWD29.870
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.13
NPR3,744.98
|
$86.91
KWD26.710
|
|
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