Cost of living comparison
Kuwait is 38.5% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Albania, you would:
pay 26.8% less for restaurants
Albania
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.46
ALL692
|
$7.87
KWD2.410
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.30
ALL584
|
$6.84
KWD2.100
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL146
|
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ALL70
|
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
|
pay 8.3% less for groceries
Albania
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
$0.88
KWD0.270
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.90
ALL455
|
$2.26
KWD0.690
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
ALL645
|
$5.48
KWD1.680
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
ALL305
|
$2.25
KWD0.690
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
ALL298
|
$2.58
KWD0.790
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ALL57
|
$0.99
KWD0.300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL98
|
$0.79
KWD0.240
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
ALL67
|
$0.72
KWD0.220
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL60
|
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL42
|
$0.51
KWD0.150
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ALL44
|
$0.37
KWD0.110
|
|
pay 20.9% more for transportation
Albania
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL727
|
$1.21
KWD0.370
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
ALL1,446
|
$47.40
KWD14.530
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,451.57
ALL2,824,881
|
$20,976.19
KWD6,431.400
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.40
ALL2,728
|
$27.95
KWD8.570
|
|
pay 79.9% more for housing
Albania
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.91
ALL1,476
|
$27.63
KWD8.470
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$333.93
ALL30,977
|
$773.68
KWD237.210
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.77
ALL23,448
|
$650.71
KWD199.510
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.76
ALL6,193
|
$38.06
KWD11.670
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Albania
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.51
ALL13,405
|
$347.73
KWD106.620
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.15
ALL277,292
|
$5,860.53
KWD1,796.870
|
|
pay 84.8% more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
ALL230
|
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
ALL143
|
$5.07
KWD1.550
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
ALL328
|
$3.14
KWD0.960
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.41
ALL3,378
|
$107.69
KWD33.020
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.18
ALL759
|
$10.80
KWD3.310
|
|
pay 0.8% more for clothing
Albania
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.87
ALL4,255
|
$42.49
KWD13.030
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
ALL4,167
|
$50.63
KWD15.520
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.19
ALL7,253
|
$90.68
KWD27.800
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.69
ALL9,619
|
$84.84
KWD26.010
|
|
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