Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 50.7% more expensive than Kuwait.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Kuwait, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Kuwait
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.87
KWD2.410
|
$10.94
€10.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.84
KWD2.100
|
$8.34
€7.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
$1.68
€1.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
$1.18
€1.09
|
|
pay 40.3% more for groceries
Kuwait
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
KWD0.270
|
$1.52
€1.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
KWD0.690
|
$5.43
€5.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
KWD1.680
|
$3.81
€3.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.25
KWD0.690
|
$2.88
€2.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
KWD0.790
|
$3.25
€3.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
KWD0.300
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
KWD0.240
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
KWD0.220
|
$0.81
€0.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
KWD0.160
|
$0.64
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
KWD0.110
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Kuwait
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.21
KWD0.370
|
$6.92
€6.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.40
KWD14.540
|
$38.18
€35.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,976.19
KWD6,436.350
|
$32,478.09
€29,937.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.95
KWD8.580
|
$9.87
€9.10
|
|
pay 50.6% more for housing
Kuwait
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.63
KWD8.480
|
$40.03
€36.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$773.68
KWD237.400
|
$868.97
€801.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$650.71
KWD199.670
|
$680.04
€626.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.06
KWD11.680
|
$91.68
€84.51
|
|
pay 23.6% more for childcare
Kuwait
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$347.73
KWD106.700
|
$397.00
€365.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,860.53
KWD1,798.250
|
$7,801.09
€7,190.94
|
|
pay 11.1% less for entertainment and sports
Kuwait
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
$2.32
€2.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.07
KWD1.550
|
$1.79
€1.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.14
KWD0.960
|
$5.63
€5.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$107.69
KWD33.040
|
$40.44
€37.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.80
KWD3.310
|
$7.87
€7.25
|
|
pay 10.4% more for clothing
Kuwait
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.49
KWD13.040
|
$73.48
€67.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
KWD15.540
|
$33.58
€30.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.68
KWD27.830
|
$79.41
€73.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.84
KWD26.030
|
$97.29
€89.68
|
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