Cost of living comparison
Kuwait is 15.8% more expensive than Slovakia.
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Slovakia, you would:
pay 36.0% less for restaurants
Slovakia
|
Kuwait
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.70
€7.20
|
$6.88
KWD2.120
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
€6.80
|
$6.74
KWD2.070
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
€1.40
|
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€1.05
|
$0.39
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 1.2% more for groceries
Slovakia
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
€1.02
|
$1.03
KWD0.320
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
€5.08
|
$2.80
KWD0.860
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.30
€3.09
|
$6.31
KWD1.940
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
€2.46
|
$2.46
KWD0.760
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.84
€2.65
|
$2.30
KWD0.710
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.94
KWD0.290
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.71
|
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.75
KWD0.230
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
€1.42
|
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
€0.39
|
$0.48
KWD0.150
|
|
pay 40.1% more for transportation
Slovakia
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.62
€6.19
|
$1.36
KWD0.420
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.13
€21.62
|
$46.98
KWD14.460
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,325.40
€19,001.91
|
$19,349.52
KWD5,956.650
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.42
€10.67
|
$27.59
KWD8.490
|
|
pay 24.4% more for housing
Slovakia
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.68
€19.34
|
$34.41
KWD10.590
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$525.97
€491.72
|
$792.17
KWD243.860
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$430.57
€402.53
|
$675.48
KWD207.940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.00
€143.97
|
$36.14
KWD11.130
|
|
pay 25.3% less for childcare
Slovakia
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$367.52
€343.59
|
$303.70
KWD93.490
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,594.62
€7,100.09
|
$5,062.92
KWD1,558.600
|
|
pay 88.5% more for entertainment and sports
Slovakia
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.59
€1.49
|
$3.22
KWD0.990
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
€1.92
|
$4.48
KWD1.380
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.75
€4.44
|
$2.82
KWD0.870
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.25
€33.89
|
$105.23
KWD32.400
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.09
€6.63
|
$12.22
KWD3.760
|
|
pay 17.4% more for clothing
Slovakia
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.64
€52.95
|
$49.85
KWD15.350
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
€30.59
|
$46.01
KWD14.160
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.42
€63.96
|
$97.17
KWD29.910
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.74
€82.03
|
$86.91
KWD26.750
|
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