Cost of living comparison
Kuwait City is 1.7% more expensive than Riga.
If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Riga, you would:
pay 44.9% less for restaurants
Riga
|
Kuwait City
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.91
€11.05
|
$8.14
KWD2.500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.12
€7.54
|
$7.16
KWD2.200
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.47
|
$0.54
KWD0.170
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
|
pay 7.8% less for groceries
Riga
|
Kuwait City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
€1.35
|
$0.95
KWD0.290
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.46
€5.07
|
$2.53
KWD0.780
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.35
|
$5.90
KWD1.810
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.54
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
€2.93
|
$2.73
KWD0.840
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$1.06
KWD0.330
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.85
KWD0.260
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.94
|
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
€1.34
|
$0.68
KWD0.210
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 26.6% more for transportation
Riga
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.87
€6.37
|
$1.27
KWD0.390
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€30.14
|
$47.19
KWD14.490
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,803.93
€24,867.35
|
$22,783.27
KWD6,996.010
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.37
€10.55
|
$29.29
KWD8.990
|
|
pay 38.9% more for housing
Riga
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.37
€15.18
|
$28.44
KWD8.730
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$539.93
€500.92
|
$930.70
KWD285.790
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.88
€337.59
|
$702.87
KWD215.830
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$260.18
€241.38
|
$41.98
KWD12.890
|
|
pay 17.8% less for childcare
Riga
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$493.19
€457.56
|
$560.24
KWD172.030
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,245.77
€12,288.76
|
$6,716.63
KWD2,062.460
|
|
pay 27.7% more for entertainment and sports
Riga
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.52
|
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.09
|
$5.60
KWD1.720
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.33
€4.95
|
$3.17
KWD0.970
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.87
€43.49
|
$124.57
KWD38.250
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.05
|
$11.39
KWD3.500
|
|
pay 10.5% less for clothing
Riga
|
Kuwait City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.73
€79.54
|
$45.57
KWD13.990
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.35
€41.15
|
$56.69
KWD17.410
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.66
€85.96
|
$94.97
KWD29.160
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.25
€114.35
|
$91.63
KWD28.140
|
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