Cost of Living in Kuwait

• Can anyone help? I am potentially in a position where I take a new job in Safat, Kuwait. I would like to understand the cost of living in terms of housing / villa / car leasing / food etc.
  Can anyone provide a ball park figure. please reply to [email removed]
  Many thanks and kind regards
  Graeme Collins

  02 May 2008, 03:57 Graeme Collins

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• How much I can save

  I am offered a salary of USD 90,000 per annum .
  I have family of 3 (Husband wife and one kid of 4 year). How much I can save in Kuwait per year based on this salary.

  Vikash 12 Sep 2008, 06:01 - Report

• hello

  now i am get job in kuwait. i want salary 65000in indian rupees. i am bachelor this salary comfortable in kuwait

  vinodh 27 Sep 2008, 03:38 - Report

• Hi..

  I would like to ask,what is the minimum rate of salary in Kuwait as Office assistant?? Thank you.

  rei 27 Dec 2008, 10:09 - Report

• Rates in Kuwait

  Westerns , Indians & Arab expats each have his own way of life. It’s very difficult to answer this question, any ways I’ll try
  
  1- Flats
  Shared accommodation is available from the rates of 30KD/month to 70KD/mounth.
  Unfurnished 1 bedroom flat costs 150KD/mounth to 190KD/month.
  Furnished 1 bedroom flat costs 170KD/mounth to 220KD/month.
  Unfurnished 2 bedroom flat costs 180KD/mounth to 250KD/month.
  Furnished 2 bedroom flat costs 220KD/mounth to 350KD/month.
  Unfurnished 3 bedroom flat costs 300KD/mounth to 400KD/month.
  Unfurnished 4-9 rooms flat/villas costs 450KD/mounth to 1800KD/month (wide range depend on location, neighborhood, area,…..)
  
  Anyway furniture doesn’t cost much respectively and it’s available to door to door.
  
  2- Cars
  Available in all brands in rent and installment systems from 60KD/month to 250KD/month, I don’t recommend old cars. Installment system may be rare these days or need the guarantee of a Kuwaiti because of the crises.
  
  3- Food
  This defiantly different from culture to another I’ll try to give my imagination.
  Arabs & Indians about 10-15 KD / person /month.
  Westerns about 25-35 KD / person /month.
  Indian restaurants from 0.5-6 KD/person/meal.
  Arab restaurants from 3-10 KD/person/meal.
  Western/American restaurants from 3-8 KD/person/meal.
  
  4- Entertainment
  Not easily available and a little bit costly.
  Cafes about 2.5-7KD / person (not including food)
  Sports / health clubs from 20-70 KD/month.
  Fishing sea trips about 400-600KD /trip for 10 persons for 1 day.
  
  5- Education
  Indian/Pakistani schools 200-500 KD/kid/year.
  Arab schools 200-500 KD/kid/year.
  Arab/Muslims language schools 1800-3000 KD/kid/year
  English/Canadian/American schools 1500- 2500 KD/kid/year.
  
  I hope I had helped
  Any doubt contact me.

  Arab expat 16 Jun 2009, 09:18 - Report

• please tell me 600KD is good sarlary to maintain a family with housing allowance out

  hello i m living in jeddah and move to kuwait i want to know that 600KD is agood sarlary in kuwait to maintain a family without housing allaowance housing include in salary and company says medical free in kuwait is that true or not please tell me a right information

  m shahid 18 Jul 2009, 09:15 - Report