Cost of living comparison
Kuwait City is 4.1% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Spain, you would:
pay 52.5% less for restaurants
|
Spain
|
Kuwait City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.31
€12.24
|
$8.14
KWD2.500
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.95
€8.23
|
$7.16
KWD2.200
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.90
|
$0.54
KWD0.170
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.40
|
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
|
pay 15.0% less for groceries
|
Spain
|
Kuwait City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.16
|
$0.95
KWD0.290
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.70
|
$2.53
KWD0.780
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
€3.85
|
$5.90
KWD1.810
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
€2.32
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€2.99
|
$2.73
KWD0.840
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$1.06
KWD0.330
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$0.85
KWD0.260
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
€0.99
|
$0.68
KWD0.210
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.61
|
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 6.0% more for transportation
|
Spain
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
€6.01
|
$1.27
KWD0.390
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.45
€32.58
|
$47.19
KWD14.470
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,659.33
€30,937.97
|
$22,783.27
KWD6,986.060
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.39
€13.22
|
$29.29
KWD8.980
|
|
pay 14.7% less for housing
|
Spain
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.81
€31.07
|
$28.44
KWD8.720
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$828.43
€761.45
|
$930.70
KWD285.380
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$665.31
€611.52
|
$702.87
KWD215.520
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.67
€98.04
|
$41.98
KWD12.870
|
|
pay 18.8% more for childcare
|
Spain
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.14
€350.33
|
$560.24
KWD171.790
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,410.38
€6,811.25
|
$6,716.63
KWD2,059.530
|
|
pay 68.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Spain
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
€2.54
|
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
€1.76
|
$5.60
KWD1.720
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.57
€5.12
|
$3.17
KWD0.970
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
€39.55
|
$124.57
KWD38.200
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
€7.78
|
$11.39
KWD3.490
|
|
pay 17.2% more for clothing
|
Spain
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.08
€67.17
|
$45.57
KWD13.970
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.46
€28.92
|
$56.69
KWD17.380
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.09
€69.02
|
$94.97
KWD29.120
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.97
€84.53
|
$91.63
KWD28.100
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