Cost of living comparison
Kuwait is 68.8% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 9.6% more for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲30,885
|
$6.88
KWD2.120
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
₲33,458
|
$6.74
KWD2.080
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,432
|
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₲4,338
|
$0.39
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 40.8% more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,282
|
$1.03
KWD0.320
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,743
|
$2.80
KWD0.860
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
₲21,992
|
$6.31
KWD1.950
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
₲13,235
|
$2.46
KWD0.760
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,466
|
$2.30
KWD0.710
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,148
|
$0.94
KWD0.290
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,255
|
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
₲3,842
|
$0.75
KWD0.230
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₲4,623
|
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
₲2,591
|
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,463
|
$0.48
KWD0.150
|
|
pay 47.1% more for transportation
Paraguay
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
₲30,962
|
$1.36
KWD0.420
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲172,954
|
$46.98
KWD14.490
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲113,243,793
|
$19,349.52
KWD5,966.350
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲88,845
|
$27.59
KWD8.510
|
|
pay 98.6% more for housing
Paraguay
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
₲152,575
|
$34.41
KWD10.610
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
₲2,503,043
|
$792.17
KWD244.260
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
₲1,602,857
|
$675.48
KWD208.280
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
₲319,823
|
$36.14
KWD11.140
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Paraguay
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,153,028
|
$303.70
KWD93.640
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,471,824
|
$5,062.92
KWD1,561.130
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
₲8,751
|
$3.22
KWD0.990
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
₲15,419
|
$4.48
KWD1.380
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲13,898
|
$2.82
KWD0.870
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
₲211,664
|
$105.23
KWD32.450
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
₲41,180
|
$12.22
KWD3.770
|
|
pay 30.5% more for clothing
Paraguay
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲286,970
|
$49.85
KWD15.370
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲229,919
|
$46.01
KWD14.190
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲551,982
|
$97.17
KWD29.960
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲553,350
|
$86.91
KWD26.800
|
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