Cost of living comparison
Kuwait City is 2.8 times more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 29.7% more for restaurants
|
Tehran
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
$8.14
KWD2.500
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
$7.16
KWD2.200
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
IRR22,788
|
$0.54
KWD0.170
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
IRR40,446
|
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
|
pay 87.1% more for groceries
|
Tehran
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
IRR24,324
|
$0.95
KWD0.290
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.03
IRR85,208
|
$2.53
KWD0.780
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.39
IRR100,429
|
$5.90
KWD1.810
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
IRR46,795
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
IRR72,704
|
$2.73
KWD0.840
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IRR20,037
|
$1.06
KWD0.330
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
IRR29,100
|
$0.85
KWD0.260
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
IRR18,768
|
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IRR11,878
|
$0.68
KWD0.210
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR9,921
|
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
IRR9,720
|
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
|
Tehran
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
IRR122,161
|
$1.27
KWD0.390
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
IRR631,125
|
$47.19
KWD14.490
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$80,000.00
IRR3,366,000,000
|
$22,783.27
KWD6,996.010
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR122,018
|
$29.29
KWD8.990
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Tehran
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.62
IRR278,610
|
$28.44
KWD8.730
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$471.62
IRR19,843,480
|
$930.70
KWD285.790
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$303.59
IRR12,773,707
|
$702.87
KWD215.830
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.35
IRR561,665
|
$41.98
KWD12.890
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
|
Tehran
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.80
IRR5,334,990
|
$560.24
KWD172.030
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,850.92
IRR77,877,459
|
$6,716.63
KWD2,062.460
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tehran
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
IRR31,556
|
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
IRR59,991
|
$5.60
KWD1.720
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,188
|
$3.17
KWD0.970
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.44
IRR733,772
|
$124.57
KWD38.250
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,112
|
$11.39
KWD3.500
|
|
pay 33.8% more for clothing
|
Tehran
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.14
IRR1,394,235
|
$45.57
KWD13.990
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.48
IRR1,198,296
|
$56.69
KWD17.410
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$141.42
IRR5,950,376
|
$94.97
KWD29.160
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
IRR2,933,287
|
$91.63
KWD28.140
|
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