Cost of living comparison
Kuwait City is 13.2% cheaper than Vienna.
If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 66.0% less for restaurants
Vienna
|
Kuwait City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.30
|
$6.52
KWD2.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.18
|
$6.52
KWD2.000
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.97
€2.75
|
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
€2.17
|
$0.31
KWD0.100
|
|
pay 37.4% less for groceries
Vienna
|
Kuwait City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.25
€2.08
|
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
€5.55
|
$2.31
KWD0.710
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.64
€5.23
|
$5.62
KWD1.720
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.12
€3.82
|
$2.07
KWD0.640
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
€4.86
|
$2.40
KWD0.740
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.03
|
$0.99
KWD0.310
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.88
KWD0.270
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.50
|
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.46
KWD0.140
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 10.7% less for transportation
Vienna
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.47
€6.93
|
$1.39
KWD0.430
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.48
€45.90
|
$48.89
KWD15.010
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,585.69
€26,520.37
|
$22,165.00
KWD6,806.160
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.56
€17.22
|
$30.15
KWD9.260
|
|
pay 22.7% less for housing
Vienna
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.24
|
$31.51
KWD9.680
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$918.12
€851.78
|
$928.97
KWD285.260
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$715.20
€663.53
|
$671.91
KWD206.320
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.75
€178.82
|
$33.55
KWD10.300
|
|
pay 2.9% more for childcare
Vienna
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$275.36
€255.47
|
$414.85
KWD127.390
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,936.40
€12,001.74
|
$7,112.82
KWD2,184.120
|
|
pay 39.2% more for entertainment and sports
Vienna
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.84
€4.49
|
$2.44
KWD0.750
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.00
€3.71
|
$5.06
KWD1.550
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.12
|
$2.93
KWD0.900
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.68
€29.39
|
$120.42
KWD36.980
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.09
€11.22
|
$11.41
KWD3.500
|
|
pay 2.1% more for clothing
Vienna
|
Kuwait City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.30
€87.48
|
$44.09
KWD13.540
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.86
€33.27
|
$57.04
KWD17.520
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.35
€83.82
|
$96.23
KWD29.550
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.35
€107.95
|
$111.78
KWD34.330
|
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