Cost of living comparison
Kuwait is 28.8% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 63.8% less for restaurants
Netherlands
|
Kuwait
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.72
€16.62
|
$6.88
KWD2.120
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.84
€9.23
|
$6.74
KWD2.080
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.85
€2.67
|
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.17
|
$0.39
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 13.0% less for groceries
Netherlands
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.95
€1.83
|
$1.03
KWD0.320
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
€5.56
|
$2.80
KWD0.860
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.34
€4.07
|
$6.31
KWD1.950
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
€2.21
|
$2.46
KWD0.760
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$2.30
KWD0.710
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.17
|
$0.94
KWD0.290
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$0.75
KWD0.230
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.43
|
$0.48
KWD0.150
|
|
pay 39.1% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.49
€7.96
|
$1.36
KWD0.420
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$104.47
€97.98
|
$46.98
KWD14.490
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,989.41
€27,188.19
|
$19,349.52
KWD5,966.350
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.81
€22.33
|
$27.59
KWD8.510
|
|
pay 40.8% less for housing
Netherlands
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.56
€41.79
|
$34.41
KWD10.610
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,134.22
€1,063.75
|
$792.17
KWD244.260
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$969.29
€909.06
|
$675.48
KWD208.280
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.88
€168.70
|
$36.14
KWD11.140
|
|
pay 51.1% less for childcare
Netherlands
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,616.01
€1,515.60
|
$303.70
KWD93.640
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,406.01
€6,007.98
|
$5,062.92
KWD1,561.130
|
|
pay 21.7% more for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.48
€5.14
|
$3.22
KWD0.990
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
€3.15
|
$4.48
KWD1.380
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
€8.36
|
$2.82
KWD0.870
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.22
€33.97
|
$105.23
KWD32.450
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.01
€12.20
|
$12.22
KWD3.770
|
|
pay 15.7% less for clothing
Netherlands
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.46
€82.97
|
$49.85
KWD15.370
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.75
€39.15
|
$46.01
KWD14.190
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.66
€90.65
|
$97.17
KWD29.960
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.64
€115.96
|
$86.91
KWD26.800
|
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