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Al-farwaniyah vs. Washington Cost of Living Summary

Al-farwaniyah is 60.3% cheaper than Washington.

Restaurants: pay 75.9% less in Al-farwaniyah
Groceries: pay 62.9% less in Al-farwaniyah
Transportation: pay 34.1% less in Al-farwaniyah
Housing: pay 70.5% less in Al-farwaniyah
Childcare: pay 92.3% less in Al-farwaniyah
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.3% less in Al-farwaniyah
Clothing: pay 34.9% less in Al-farwaniyah

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Al-farwaniyah.

Al-farwaniyah vs. Washington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Al-farwaniyah instead of Washington, you would:

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pay 75.9% less for restaurants

	Washington	Al-farwaniyah
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.00	$6.54 KWD2.000	-73.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$4.91 KWD1.500	-59.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.20	$0.56 KWD0.170	-82.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.79	$0.33 KWD0.100	-88.3%
Average			-75.9%

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pay 62.9% less for groceries

	Washington	Al-farwaniyah
Bread 1 loaf	$4.43	$1.32 KWD0.400	-70.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.04	$2.04 KWD0.630	-74.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.19	$4.02 KWD1.230	-4.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.55	$1.94 KWD0.600	-57.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.74	$3.21 KWD0.980	-58.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.95	$0.70 KWD0.220	-76.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92	$0.59 KWD0.180	-35.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.20	$0.41 KWD0.120	-81.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.00	$0.45 KWD0.140	-85.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.35	$0.33 KWD0.100	-75.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.64	$0.43 KWD0.130	-74.0%
Average			-62.9%

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pay 34.1% less for transportation

	Washington	Al-farwaniyah
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.53	$1.21 KWD0.370	-65.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$77.50	$32.70 KWD10.020	-57.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,699.74	$19,621.95 KWD6,012.360	-45.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.73	$22.07 KWD6.760	+32.0%
Average			-34.1%

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pay 70.5% less for housing

	Washington	Al-farwaniyah
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$69.41	$29.07 KWD8.910	-58.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,568.48	$588.66 KWD180.370	-77.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,088.16	$490.55 KWD150.310	-76.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$146.54	$43.76 KWD13.410	-70.1%
Average			-70.5%

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pay 92.3% less for childcare

	Washington	Al-farwaniyah
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,650.00	$104.65 KWD32.070	-96.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$40,166.67	$4,578.46 KWD1,402.880	-88.6%
Average			-92.3%

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pay 51.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Washington	Al-farwaniyah
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00	$3.27 KWD1.000	-59.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.07	$2.94 KWD0.900	-51.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.00	$2.94 KWD0.900	-77.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$103.76	$65.41 KWD20.040	-37.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.75	$11.45 KWD3.510	-31.7%
Average			-51.3%

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pay 34.9% less for clothing

	Washington	Al-farwaniyah
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.00	$39.65 KWD12.150	-47.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.40	$37.61 KWD11.520	-22.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.31	$85.03 KWD26.050	-18.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$133.22	$65.41 KWD20.040	-50.9%
Average			-34.9%

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