Cost of living comparison
Kuwait City is 56.1% more expensive than Sarajevo.
If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Sarajevo, you would:
pay 26.0% less for restaurants
Sarajevo
|
Kuwait City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.58
BAM10.16
|
$6.52
KWD2.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.58
BAM10.16
|
$6.52
KWD2.000
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
BAM3.10
|
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
BAM1.75
|
$0.31
KWD0.100
|
|
pay 6.3% more for groceries
Sarajevo
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
BAM1.59
|
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
BAM7.19
|
$2.31
KWD0.710
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.65
BAM8.46
|
$5.62
KWD1.730
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.33
BAM4.25
|
$2.07
KWD0.640
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
BAM5.94
|
$2.40
KWD0.740
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
BAM0.90
|
$0.99
KWD0.310
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
BAM1.27
|
$0.88
KWD0.270
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
BAM1.21
|
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
BAM1.43
|
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
BAM0.72
|
$0.46
KWD0.140
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
BAM0.75
|
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 67.8% more for transportation
Sarajevo
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
BAM12.02
|
$1.39
KWD0.430
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.59
BAM53.85
|
$48.89
KWD15.030
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,332.54
BAM40,640.72
|
$22,165.00
KWD6,812.860
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.82
BAM14.22
|
$30.15
KWD9.270
|
|
pay 92.7% more for housing
Sarajevo
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.16
BAM49.42
|
$31.51
KWD9.680
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$302.28
BAM550.09
|
$928.97
KWD285.540
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.85
BAM380.07
|
$671.91
KWD206.530
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.45
BAM237.39
|
$33.55
KWD10.310
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Sarajevo
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$191.30
BAM348.12
|
$414.85
KWD127.510
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,396.41
BAM6,180.78
|
$7,112.82
KWD2,186.270
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Sarajevo
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
BAM4.06
|
$2.44
KWD0.750
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
BAM2.94
|
$5.06
KWD1.560
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.35
BAM6.10
|
$2.93
KWD0.900
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.74
BAM54.13
|
$120.42
KWD37.010
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
BAM10.16
|
$11.41
KWD3.510
|
|
pay 14.6% more for clothing
Sarajevo
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.67
BAM137.71
|
$44.09
KWD13.550
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.85
BAM61.61
|
$57.04
KWD17.530
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.86
BAM154.43
|
$96.23
KWD29.580
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.65
BAM172.24
|
$111.78
KWD34.360
|
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