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Kuwait City vs. Abuja Cost of Living Summary

Kuwait City is 66.9% more expensive than Abuja.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Kuwait City
Groceries: pay 0.4% more in Kuwait City
Transportation: pay 27.0% more in Kuwait City
Housing: pay 22.4% less in Kuwait City
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Kuwait City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Kuwait City
Clothing: pay 19.0% more in Kuwait City

The cost of childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, and groceries in Kuwait City are more expensive than in Abuja. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Kuwait City.

Kuwait City vs. Abuja Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Abuja, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Abuja	Kuwait City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.17 NGN3,147.16	$11.45 KWD3.510	+426.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.64 NGN6,713.99	$9.48 KWD2.910	+104.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 NGN957.79	$0.56 KWD0.170	-14.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 NGN624.37	$0.33 KWD0.100	-24.2%
Average			+122.9%

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pay 0.4% more for groceries

	Abuja	Kuwait City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.15 NGN1,666.08	$1.32 KWD0.410	+14.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.95 NGN4,271.35	$2.68 KWD0.820	-9.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.61 NGN16,804.43	$5.98 KWD1.840	-48.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 NGN2,099.94	$1.95 KWD0.600	+34.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 NGN2,952.64	$3.21 KWD0.980	+57.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28 NGN1,847.19	$1.06 KWD0.320	-17.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 NGN947.61	$0.88 KWD0.270	+34.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.56 NGN806.37	$0.77 KWD0.240	+37.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 NGN1,387.76	$0.78 KWD0.240	-18.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 NGN1,728.75	$0.60 KWD0.180	-49.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 NGN1,429.48	$0.68 KWD0.210	-31.3%
Average			+0.4%

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pay 27.0% more for transportation

	Abuja	Kuwait City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.04 NGN4,394.84	$1.35 KWD0.420	-55.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$44.15 KWD13.550
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,143.00 NGN37,833,365.31	$21,257.11 KWD6,525.510	-18.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.29 NGN13,437.67	$23.71 KWD7.280	+155.3%
Average			+27.0%

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pay 22.4% less for housing

	Abuja	Kuwait City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.99 NGN66,559.01	$29.07 KWD8.920	-36.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,461.96 NGN3,562,878.67	$923.87 KWD283.610	-62.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,158.05 NGN1,675,899.17	$704.38 KWD216.230	-39.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.51 NGN51,386.82	$52.86 KWD16.230	+48.9%
Average			-22.4%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Abuja	Kuwait City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$133.90 NGN193,782.81	$306.59 KWD94.120	+129.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,965.88 NGN2,844,959.01	$7,442.33 KWD2,284.650	+278.6%
Average			+203.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Abuja	Kuwait City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.05 NGN1,519.53	$3.27 KWD1.000	+211.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.29 NGN3,311.01	$5.74 KWD1.760	+150.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 NGN2,894.34	$2.94 KWD0.900	+47.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.84 NGN64,885.38	$108.17 KWD33.210	+141.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 NGN12,088.18	$11.45 KWD3.510	+37.0%
Average			+117.5%

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pay 19.0% more for clothing

	Abuja	Kuwait City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.79 NGN43,108.80	$39.65 KWD12.170	+33.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.76 NGN41,626.26	$38.70 KWD11.880	+34.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.91 NGN99,721.23	$85.03 KWD26.100	+23.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.63 NGN123,920.57	$72.67 KWD22.310	-15.1%
Average			+19.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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