Cost of living comparison
Kuwait City is 30.0% cheaper than Valletta.
If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 62.6% less for restaurants
Valletta
|
Kuwait City
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.49
€18.09
|
$8.14
KWD2.500
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.29
€9.55
|
$7.16
KWD2.200
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.62
€2.43
|
$0.54
KWD0.170
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.84
|
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
|
pay 29.1% less for groceries
Valletta
|
Kuwait City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
€1.35
|
$0.95
KWD0.290
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.28
€4.90
|
$2.53
KWD0.780
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
€4.21
|
$5.90
KWD1.810
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.87
€2.66
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.90
€4.55
|
$2.73
KWD0.840
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.42
€1.32
|
$1.06
KWD0.330
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.85
KWD0.260
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
€1.69
|
$0.68
KWD0.210
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.14
|
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 29.1% less for transportation
Valletta
|
Kuwait City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.49
€5.10
|
$1.27
KWD0.390
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$47.19
KWD14.490
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,450.20
€23,611.42
|
$22,783.27
KWD6,996.010
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.24
€27.13
|
$29.29
KWD8.990
|
|
pay 31.5% less for housing
Valletta
|
Kuwait City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.58
€35.79
|
$28.44
KWD8.730
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,095.02
€1,015.91
|
$930.70
KWD285.790
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$900.23
€835.19
|
$702.87
KWD215.830
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.57
€104.44
|
$41.98
KWD12.890
|
|
pay 25.4% less for childcare
Valletta
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$667.12
€618.92
|
$560.24
KWD172.030
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,288.38
€9,545.04
|
$6,716.63
KWD2,062.460
|
|
pay 9.6% more for entertainment and sports
Valletta
|
Kuwait City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€4.02
|
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
€2.49
|
$5.60
KWD1.720
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.53
|
$3.17
KWD0.970
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$81.22
€75.36
|
$124.57
KWD38.250
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€12.06
|
$11.39
KWD3.500
|
|
pay 41.8% less for clothing
Valletta
|
Kuwait City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$127.25
€118.06
|
$45.57
KWD13.990
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.27
€57.77
|
$56.69
KWD17.410
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$157.03
€145.69
|
$94.97
KWD29.160
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$200.35
€185.88
|
$91.63
KWD28.140
|
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