Cost of living comparison
Kuwait City is 6.2% more expensive than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 22.8% less for restaurants
Santo Domingo
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
DOP582.72
|
$8.14
KWD2.500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.89
DOP401.63
|
$7.16
KWD2.200
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
DOP52.52
|
$0.54
KWD0.170
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
DOP32.21
|
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
|
pay 6.2% less for groceries
Santo Domingo
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
DOP124.63
|
$0.95
KWD0.290
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
DOP201.14
|
$2.53
KWD0.780
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
DOP284.31
|
$5.90
KWD1.810
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
DOP122.38
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
DOP158.82
|
$2.73
KWD0.840
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
DOP76.23
|
$1.06
KWD0.330
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP20.21
|
$0.85
KWD0.260
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
DOP73.45
|
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
DOP42.33
|
$0.68
KWD0.210
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
DOP48.29
|
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
DOP64.42
|
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 27.3% less for transportation
Santo Domingo
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
DOP288.66
|
$1.27
KWD0.390
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$86.16
DOP5,020.43
|
$47.19
KWD14.470
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,292.87
DOP1,706,947.13
|
$22,783.27
KWD6,986.060
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.06
DOP1,285.23
|
$29.29
KWD8.980
|
|
pay 11.9% more for housing
Santo Domingo
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.89
DOP2,615.65
|
$28.44
KWD8.720
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$847.67
DOP49,395.48
|
$930.70
KWD285.380
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$416.69
DOP24,281.21
|
$702.87
KWD215.520
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
DOP2,318.16
|
$41.98
KWD12.870
|
|
pay 18.2% more for childcare
Santo Domingo
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$415.27
DOP24,198.49
|
$560.24
KWD171.790
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,617.64
DOP385,621.35
|
$6,716.63
KWD2,059.530
|
|
pay 77.4% more for entertainment and sports
Santo Domingo
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.58
DOP150.61
|
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
DOP145.09
|
$5.60
KWD1.720
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.31
DOP251.02
|
$3.17
KWD0.970
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.03
DOP2,157.53
|
$124.57
KWD38.200
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.46
DOP376.53
|
$11.39
KWD3.490
|
|
pay 8.1% less for clothing
Santo Domingo
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.66
DOP3,476.65
|
$45.57
KWD13.970
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.15
DOP3,388.79
|
$56.69
KWD17.380
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.85
DOP5,585.23
|
$94.97
KWD29.120
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.92
DOP5,647.99
|
$91.63
KWD28.100
|
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