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Kuwait vs. Sweden Cost of Living Summary

Kuwait is 23.4% cheaper than Sweden overall.

Restaurants: pay 57.4% less in Kuwait
Groceries: pay 47.8% less in Kuwait
Transportation: pay 42.7% less in Kuwait
Housing: pay 26.9% less in Kuwait
Childcare: pay 50.5% more in Kuwait
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.7% less in Kuwait
Clothing: pay 36.1% less in Kuwait

Expenses including restaurants, groceries, transportation, clothing, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Kuwait.

Kuwait vs. Sweden Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kuwait instead of Sweden, you would:

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pay 57.4% less for restaurants

	Sweden	Kuwait
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.38 SEK135.86	$8.58 KWD2.640	-40.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.04 SEK104.36	$8.32 KWD2.550	-24.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.58 SEK24.43	$0.53 KWD0.160	-79.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 SEK20.96	$0.33 KWD0.100	-85.3%
Average			-57.4%

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pay 47.8% less for groceries

	Sweden	Kuwait
Bread 1 loaf	$2.88 SEK27.20	$0.99 KWD0.300	-65.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.00 SEK56.72	$2.15 KWD0.660	-64.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.33 SEK59.85	$5.32 KWD1.630	-15.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34 SEK41.01	$1.88 KWD0.580	-56.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.57 SEK52.62	$2.77 KWD0.850	-50.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 SEK13.35	$0.95 KWD0.290	-32.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.21 SEK11.44	$0.78 KWD0.240	-35.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 SEK12.85	$0.61 KWD0.190	-55.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.97 SEK18.66	$0.60 KWD0.180	-69.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 SEK7.55	$0.50 KWD0.150	-37.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 SEK7.49	$0.46 KWD0.140	-42.5%
Average			-47.8%

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pay 42.7% less for transportation

	Sweden	Kuwait
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.32 SEK69.19	$1.33 KWD0.410	-81.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$81.92 SEK774.19	$43.22 KWD13.270	-47.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,594.19 SEK298,596.70	$20,235.14 KWD6,211.780	-36.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.67 SEK233.17	$23.22 KWD7.130	-5.9%
Average			-42.7%

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pay 26.9% less for housing

	Sweden	Kuwait
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.43 SEK353.72	$27.12 KWD8.320	-27.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$936.32 SEK8,849.16	$802.93 KWD246.480	-14.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$720.46 SEK6,809.11	$600.40 KWD184.310	-16.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.92 SEK925.40	$49.82 KWD15.290	-49.1%
Average			-26.9%

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pay 50.5% more for childcare

	Sweden	Kuwait
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$155.59 SEK1,470.47	$234.17 KWD71.890	+50.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,116.05 SEK38,900.77	$6,190.94 KWD1,900.490	+50.4%
Average			+50.5%

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pay 3.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Sweden	Kuwait
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.74 SEK73.17	$2.96 KWD0.910	-61.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.56 SEK43.10	$5.05 KWD1.550	+10.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.64 SEK72.24	$2.94 KWD0.900	-61.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.09 SEK416.68	$101.00 KWD31.010	+129.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.46 SEK155.54	$10.68 KWD3.280	-35.1%
Average			-3.7%

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pay 36.1% less for clothing

	Sweden	Kuwait
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$94.86 SEK896.55	$38.78 KWD11.910	-59.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.53 SEK401.90	$37.81 KWD11.610	-11.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.79 SEK1,009.30	$84.62 KWD25.980	-20.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$151.29 SEK1,429.84	$70.86 KWD21.750	-53.2%
Average			-36.1%

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