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Kuwait vs. Aruba Cost of Living Summary

Kuwait is 37.6% cheaper than Aruba overall.

Restaurants: pay 55.2% less in Kuwait
Groceries: pay 59.2% less in Kuwait
Transportation: pay 26.5% less in Kuwait
Housing: pay 42.1% less in Kuwait
Childcare: pay 34.0% less in Kuwait
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.6% less in Kuwait
Clothing: pay 30.3% less in Kuwait

Expenses including groceries, restaurants, housing, childcare, clothing, and transportation are lower in Kuwait.

Kuwait vs. Aruba Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kuwait instead of Aruba, you would:

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pay 55.2% less for restaurants

	Aruba	Kuwait
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.00 AWG30.60	$8.58 KWD2.640	-49.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.14 AWG18.24	$8.32 KWD2.550	-17.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.86 AWG3.34	$0.53 KWD0.160	-71.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 AWG3.29	$0.33 KWD0.100	-82.1%
Average			-55.2%

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pay 59.2% less for groceries

	Aruba	Kuwait
Bread 1 loaf	$3.40 AWG6.12	$0.99 KWD0.300	-70.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.12 AWG20.03	$2.15 KWD0.660	-80.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.97 AWG14.34	$5.32 KWD1.630	-33.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.41 AWG9.74	$1.88 KWD0.580	-65.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.61 AWG6.49	$2.77 KWD0.850	-23.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.41 AWG4.34	$0.95 KWD0.290	-60.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.16 AWG2.09	$0.78 KWD0.240	-32.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.72 AWG4.90	$0.61 KWD0.190	-77.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.61 AWG4.69	$0.60 KWD0.180	-77.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.41 AWG2.54	$0.50 KWD0.150	-64.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 AWG2.35	$0.46 KWD0.140	-65.0%
Average			-59.2%

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pay 26.5% less for transportation

	Aruba	Kuwait
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.48 AWG9.86	$1.33 KWD0.410	-75.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00 AWG54.00	$43.22 KWD13.270	+44.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,095.70 AWG46,972.26	$20,235.14 KWD6,211.780	-22.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$48.03 AWG86.45	$23.22 KWD7.130	-51.7%
Average			-26.5%

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pay 42.1% less for housing

	Aruba	Kuwait
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$86.50 AWG155.71	$27.12 KWD8.320	-68.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$705.36 AWG1,269.65	$802.93 KWD246.480	+13.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$985.96 AWG1,774.72	$600.40 KWD184.310	-39.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$195.56 AWG352.01	$49.82 KWD15.290	-74.5%
Average			-42.1%

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pay 34.0% less for childcare

	Aruba	Kuwait
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$275.00 AWG495.00	$234.17 KWD71.890	-14.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,223.55 AWG23,802.39	$6,190.94 KWD1,900.490	-53.2%
Average			-34.0%

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pay 15.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Aruba	Kuwait
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 AWG7.20	$2.96 KWD0.910	-25.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.24 AWG7.64	$5.05 KWD1.550	+19.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.75 AWG24.75	$2.94 KWD0.900	-78.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$83.11 AWG149.60	$101.00 KWD31.010	+21.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.47 AWG22.44	$10.68 KWD3.280	-14.4%
Average			-15.6%

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pay 30.3% less for clothing

	Aruba	Kuwait
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.00 AWG99.00	$38.78 KWD11.910	-29.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.85 AWG104.14	$37.81 KWD11.610	-34.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.41 AWG205.93	$84.62 KWD25.980	-26.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.90 AWG185.22	$70.86 KWD21.750	-31.1%
Average			-30.3%

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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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