Cost of living comparison
Kuwait is 5.4% cheaper than Seychelles.
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Seychelles, you would:
pay 51.7% less for restaurants
Seychelles
|
Kuwait
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.31
SCR166.57
|
$6.88
KWD2.120
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.26
|
$6.74
KWD2.070
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.58
SCR48.46
|
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
SCR26.58
|
$0.39
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 19.6% less for groceries
Seychelles
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.11
|
$1.03
KWD0.320
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR146.19
|
$2.80
KWD0.860
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
SCR82.13
|
$6.31
KWD1.940
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
SCR37.43
|
$2.46
KWD0.760
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
SCR25.30
|
$2.30
KWD0.710
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.39
|
$0.94
KWD0.290
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.30
|
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
SCR7.42
|
$0.75
KWD0.230
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
SCR32.71
|
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SCR7.93
|
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SCR6.56
|
$0.48
KWD0.150
|
|
pay 7.7% more for transportation
Seychelles
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.45
|
$1.36
KWD0.420
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.35
SCR275.30
|
$46.98
KWD14.470
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR332,269.36
|
$19,349.52
KWD5,959.400
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR396.58
|
$27.59
KWD8.500
|
|
pay 38.4% less for housing
Seychelles
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,669.18
|
$34.41
KWD10.600
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.01
SCR11,025.40
|
$792.17
KWD243.980
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$817.50
SCR11,059.01
|
$675.48
KWD208.040
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.92
SCR1,257.04
|
$36.14
KWD11.130
|
|
pay 57.6% more for childcare
Seychelles
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,536.43
|
$303.70
KWD93.540
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,304.21
SCR44,698.94
|
$5,062.92
KWD1,559.310
|
|
pay 3.9% more for entertainment and sports
Seychelles
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.53
|
$3.22
KWD0.990
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
SCR57.33
|
$4.48
KWD1.380
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.04
SCR149.31
|
$2.82
KWD0.870
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.83
SCR958.12
|
$105.23
KWD32.410
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.06
SCR109.10
|
$12.22
KWD3.760
|
|
pay 2.7% more for clothing
Seychelles
|
Kuwait
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.46
SCR601.47
|
$49.85
KWD15.350
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.25
SCR855.67
|
$46.01
KWD14.170
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.18
SCR1,138.73
|
$97.17
KWD29.930
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,062.00
|
$86.91
KWD26.770
|
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