Cost of living comparison
Kuwait is 87.4% more expensive than Sudan.
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Sudan, you would:
pay 7.4% less for restaurants
Sudan
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.60
SDG3,867.99
|
$7.87
KWD2.410
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,688.00
|
$6.84
KWD2.090
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
SDG367.43
|
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
SDG247.04
|
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
|
pay 17.0% less for groceries
Sudan
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
SDG666.60
|
$0.88
KWD0.270
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
SDG3,545.41
|
$2.26
KWD0.690
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.13
SDG3,592.62
|
$5.48
KWD1.680
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
SDG1,672.27
|
$2.25
KWD0.690
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
SDG1,648.10
|
$2.58
KWD0.790
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
SDG1,182.19
|
$0.99
KWD0.300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
SDG297.39
|
$0.79
KWD0.240
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SDG525.44
|
$0.72
KWD0.220
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SDG467.06
|
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SDG350.04
|
$0.51
KWD0.150
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
SDG249.56
|
$0.37
KWD0.110
|
|
pay 57.7% more for transportation
Sudan
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.20
SDG3,049.05
|
$1.21
KWD0.370
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SDG14,650.00
|
$47.40
KWD14.520
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,976.19
KWD6,423.430
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,292.25
|
$27.95
KWD8.560
|
|
pay 28.7% more for housing
Sudan
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.15
SDG41,106.37
|
$27.63
KWD8.460
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$637.80
SDG373,748.64
|
$773.68
KWD236.920
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.68
SDG148,069.18
|
$650.71
KWD199.260
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.45
SDG23,118.02
|
$38.06
KWD11.650
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Sudan
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.07
SDG36,956.18
|
$347.73
KWD106.480
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,057.46
SDG1,205,669.70
|
$5,860.53
KWD1,794.640
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Sudan
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,172.00
|
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
SDG1,394.71
|
$5.07
KWD1.550
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,054.80
|
$3.14
KWD0.960
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
SDG19,533.33
|
$107.69
KWD32.980
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SDG2,344.00
|
$10.80
KWD3.310
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Sudan
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.17
SDG10,645.99
|
$42.49
KWD13.010
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
SDG11,720.00
|
$50.63
KWD15.500
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.00
SDG32,230.00
|
$90.68
KWD27.770
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
SDG23,440.00
|
$84.84
KWD25.980
|
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