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Cost of living and expenses in Kuwait
What are the costs of living, how much do you have to spend on fees and expenses in Kuwait?
What is the cost of a mortgage, what are the average earnings in Kuwait, and how much do you have to spend on clothes or a flat in the centre or on the outskirts of the city?
Below you will read about the expenses, fees, rental prices, how much you have to pay for clothes or shoes and the cost of living in Kuwait
(The last update: 4 days ago)
Currency in Kuwait Kuwaiti dinar (KWD). For 10 US dollars you can get 3.08 Kuwaiti dinars. For 100 US dollars you can get 30.8 Kuwaiti dinars. And the other way around: For 10 Kuwaiti dinars you can get 32.5 US dollars.
See also how prices have changed in previous years: Price changes in previous years in Kuwait
What are the different prices in the cities in Kuwait? Look here: Prices in cities in Kuwait
Prices: Al-farwaniyah As-salimiyah Hawally Al-jahra' Salwa Bayan Kuwait City Abu Halifa Salmiya Abraq Khaitan
fees
$53 ($22 - $81)
74% is less expensive than in United States
internet
$32 ($16.3 - $65)
by half less than in United States
jeans
$45 ($19.5 - $81)
15% is less expensive than in United States
average earnings
$2.85K
37% is less expensive than in United States
renting a small apartment in the center
$878 ($650 - $1.3K)
by half less than in United States
renting a large apartment outside the center
$1.39K ($1.11K - $1.95K)
by half less than in United States
The cost of living in Kuwait:
- One-way Ticket (Local Transport) $0.98 (KWD 0.3)
- Monthly Pass (Regular Price) $49 (KWD 15)
- Gasoline (1 liter) $0.34 (KWD 0.1)
- Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW (or equivalent new car) $21.1K (KWD 6.5K)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre $878 (KWD 270)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) outside of centre $678 (KWD 209)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre $1.75K (KWD 539)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside of centre $1.39K (KWD 428)
- Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment $53 (KWD 16.2)
- Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) $32 (KWD 9.7)
- numb_34 $21 (KWD 6.4)
- 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) $45 (KWD 13.7)
- 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M,...) $49 (KWD 15.2)
- 1 pair of Nike running shoes or similar $93 (KWD 29)
- 1 pair of men's leather shoes $94 (KWD 29)
- Toyota Corolla 1.6l, 97kW Comfort (or equivalent new car) $18.3K (KWD 5.64K)
- Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child $466 (KWD 143)
- Price per square meter for an apartment in the city center $5.68K (KWD 1.75K)
- International Primary School, Annually for 1 Child $5.91K (KWD 1.82K)
- Price per square meter for an apartment outside of city centre $3.3K (KWD 1.01K)
- Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) $2.85K (KWD 877)
- Mortgage annual interest rate in percentages (%) 5.1%
- Taxi starting fare (normal tariff) $3.3 (KWD 1)
- Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) $3.3 (KWD 1)
- Taxi 1 hour waiting (normal tariff) $13.8 (KWD 4.3)
Price changes in previous years in Kuwait
Price changes in One Square Meter Of An Apartment In The Center over the years: 2012: $3.78K(KWD 1.16K), 2016: $4.23K(KWD 1.3K), and 2018: $5.54K(KWD 1.7K)
Have earnings increased in Kuwait?
See the average salary in previous years in 2012: $1.73K(KWD 531), 2013: $2.37K(KWD 729), 2014: $2.5K(KWD 769), 2015: $2.23K(KWD 686), 2016: $2.05K(KWD 629), 2017: $2.03K(KWD 625), and 2018: $2.07K(KWD 637)
Price changes in Fees over the years: 2012: $30(KWD 9.1), 2013: $23(KWD 7), 2014: $62(KWD 19), 2015: $45(KWD 13.8), 2016: $47(KWD 14.4), 2017: $38(KWD 11.7), and 2018: $35(KWD 10.6)
Price changes in Internet over the years: 2012: $54(KWD 16.6), 2013: $61(KWD 18.9), 2014: $39(KWD 11.9), 2015: $40(KWD 12.3), 2016: $37(KWD 11.5), 2017: $25(KWD 7.7), and 2018: $27(KWD 8.2)
Have prices changed in clothing stores in Kuwait in recent years?
For example, this is how the prices of jeans have changed in 2012: $64(KWD 19.6), 2013: $70(KWD 22), 2014: $56(KWD 17.4), 2015: $56(KWD 17.4), 2016: $55(KWD 16.9), 2017: $49(KWD 14.9), and 2018: $53(KWD 16.3)
Do you want to learn more about different prices? See the following comparison:
Burger King or a similar bar
$7.4 ($6.5 - $9.8)
31% is less expensive than in United States
coffee
$5.2 ($2.4 - $8.1)
2.9% more than in United States
tomatoes
$1.5 ($0.65 - $2.6)
69% is less expensive than in United States
jeans
$45 ($19.5 - $81)
15% is less expensive than in United States
bananas
$1.8 ($1.1 - $3.3)
4.4% more than in United States
cheap restaurant
$6.5 ($4.1 - $16.3)
67% is less expensive than in United States