Cost of living comparison
Kuwait is 89.0% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 72.2% more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Kuwait
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,885
|
$6.88
KWD2.120
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫124,795
|
$6.74
KWD2.070
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,092
|
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,770
|
$0.39
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 5.6% more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Kuwait
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,098
|
$1.03
KWD0.320
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫175,932
|
$2.80
KWD0.860
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,762
|
$6.31
KWD1.940
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,099
|
$2.46
KWD0.760
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,280
|
$2.30
KWD0.710
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,523
|
$0.94
KWD0.290
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,227
|
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,753
|
$0.75
KWD0.230
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,563
|
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,092
|
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,704
|
$0.48
KWD0.150
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Kuwait
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫102,959
|
$1.36
KWD0.420
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫203,250
|
$46.98
KWD14.440
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,029,943,428
|
$19,349.52
KWD5,947.460
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫150,839
|
$27.59
KWD8.480
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Kuwait
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫254,603
|
$34.41
KWD10.580
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,270,917
|
$792.17
KWD243.490
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,628,623
|
$675.48
KWD207.620
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,063,849
|
$36.14
KWD11.110
|
|
pay 8.0% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Kuwait
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,761,966
|
$303.70
KWD93.350
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫257,525,912
|
$5,062.92
KWD1,556.190
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Kuwait
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,791
|
$3.22
KWD0.990
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,320
|
$4.48
KWD1.380
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,737
|
$2.82
KWD0.870
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫634,479
|
$105.23
KWD32.350
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫98,091
|
$12.22
KWD3.760
|
|
pay 23.5% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Kuwait
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫855,563
|
$49.85
KWD15.320
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫749,539
|
$46.01
KWD14.140
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,288,919
|
$97.17
KWD29.870
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,694,072
|
$86.91
KWD26.710
|
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