Cost of living comparison
Kuwait City is 8.3% cheaper than Nicosia.
If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Nicosia, you would:
pay 46.3% less for restaurants
Nicosia
|
Kuwait City
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$6.52
KWD2.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
€6.64
|
$6.52
KWD2.000
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
€1.46
|
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.31
KWD0.100
|
|
pay 29.7% less for groceries
Nicosia
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.06
€1.91
|
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.33
€4.95
|
$2.31
KWD0.710
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
€5.58
|
$5.62
KWD1.730
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.40
€3.16
|
$2.07
KWD0.640
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.75
€3.48
|
$2.40
KWD0.740
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$0.99
KWD0.310
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.88
KWD0.270
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.54
|
$0.46
KWD0.140
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.42
|
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 5.0% more for transportation
Nicosia
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.65
|
$1.39
KWD0.430
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.98
€40.84
|
$48.89
KWD15.030
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,790.09
€18,378.07
|
$22,165.00
KWD6,812.860
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.32
€16.08
|
$30.15
KWD9.270
|
|
pay 5.8% less for housing
Nicosia
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.85
€30.50
|
$31.51
KWD9.680
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$679.12
€630.67
|
$928.97
KWD285.540
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.97
€518.16
|
$671.91
KWD206.530
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.33
€132.18
|
$33.55
KWD10.310
|
|
pay 8.7% more for childcare
Nicosia
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$372.90
€346.29
|
$414.85
KWD127.510
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,706.64
€6,228.12
|
$7,112.82
KWD2,186.270
|
|
pay 9.3% more for entertainment and sports
Nicosia
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$2.44
KWD0.750
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
€3.33
|
$5.06
KWD1.560
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
€5.11
|
$2.93
KWD0.900
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.53
€58.07
|
$120.42
KWD37.010
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.99
€10.21
|
$11.41
KWD3.510
|
|
pay 0.7% more for clothing
Nicosia
|
Kuwait City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.21
€79.13
|
$44.09
KWD13.550
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.77
€37.86
|
$57.04
KWD17.530
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.42
€84.89
|
$96.23
KWD29.580
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.72
€98.17
|
$111.78
KWD34.360
|
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