Cost of living comparison
Kuwait City is 24.3% more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Kuwait City instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 33.4% less for restaurants
San Salvador
|
Kuwait City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.50
|
$8.14
KWD2.500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
SVC65.62
|
$7.16
KWD2.200
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
SVC9.22
|
$0.54
KWD0.170
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC7.97
|
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
|
pay 23.1% less for groceries
San Salvador
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
SVC16.21
|
$0.95
KWD0.290
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.20
SVC28.02
|
$2.53
KWD0.780
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.42
SVC64.92
|
$5.90
KWD1.810
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SVC26.65
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
SVC23.01
|
$2.73
KWD0.840
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
SVC11.25
|
$1.06
KWD0.330
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
$0.85
KWD0.260
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
SVC8.30
|
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
$0.68
KWD0.210
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SVC8.16
|
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SVC7.06
|
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 9.5% more for transportation
San Salvador
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
SVC35.47
|
$1.27
KWD0.390
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SVC218.74
|
$47.19
KWD14.470
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,500.00
SVC170,616.46
|
$22,783.27
KWD6,986.060
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.00
SVC253.74
|
$29.29
KWD8.980
|
|
pay 14.5% less for housing
San Salvador
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC368.73
|
$28.44
KWD8.720
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$842.86
SVC7,374.63
|
$930.70
KWD285.380
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$635.71
SVC5,562.22
|
$702.87
KWD215.520
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.66
SVC688.20
|
$41.98
KWD12.870
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
San Salvador
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.62
SVC1,449.15
|
$560.24
KWD171.790
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,585.71
SVC40,122.99
|
$6,716.63
KWD2,059.530
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.50
|
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
SVC26.56
|
$5.60
KWD1.720
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.00
|
$3.17
KWD0.970
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.88
SVC261.39
|
$124.57
KWD38.200
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.75
|
$11.39
KWD3.490
|
|
pay 11.9% less for clothing
San Salvador
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.29
SVC606.22
|
$45.57
KWD13.970
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.86
SVC479.98
|
$56.69
KWD17.380
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.29
SVC868.71
|
$94.97
KWD29.120
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.43
SVC913.70
|
$91.63
KWD28.100
|
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