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Kuwait City vs. Brussels Cost of Living Summary

Kuwait City is 42.6% cheaper than Brussels.

Restaurants: pay 66.6% less in Kuwait City
Groceries: pay 42.1% less in Kuwait City
Transportation: pay 41.3% less in Kuwait City
Housing: pay 46.6% less in Kuwait City
Childcare: pay 69.5% less in Kuwait City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.0% more in Kuwait City
Clothing: pay 38.4% less in Kuwait City

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

Kuwait City vs. Brussels Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 66.6% less for restaurants

	Brussels	Kuwait City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$29.20 €25.18	$11.45 KWD3.510	-60.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.37 €12.39	$9.48 KWD2.910	-34.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.20 €2.76	$0.56 KWD0.170	-82.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.03 €2.61	$0.33 KWD0.100	-89.2%
Average			-66.6%

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pay 42.1% less for groceries

	Brussels	Kuwait City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.86 €2.47	$1.32 KWD0.410	-53.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.00 €6.90	$2.68 KWD0.820	-66.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.87 €5.06	$5.98 KWD1.840	+1.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.99 €4.31	$1.95 KWD0.600	-60.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.32 €5.45	$3.21 KWD0.980	-49.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 €1.23	$1.06 KWD0.320	-25.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.01	$0.88 KWD0.270	-24.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.04	$0.77 KWD0.240	-36.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.73 €1.49	$0.78 KWD0.240	-55.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.04	$0.60 KWD0.180	-50.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.01	$0.68 KWD0.210	-41.8%
Average			-42.1%

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pay 41.3% less for transportation

	Brussels	Kuwait City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.25 €6.25	$1.35 KWD0.420	-81.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$64.24 €55.39	$44.15 KWD13.550	-31.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,037.93 €30,214.15	$21,257.11 KWD6,525.510	-39.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.33 €23.57	$23.71 KWD7.280	-13.2%
Average			-41.3%

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pay 46.6% less for housing

	Brussels	Kuwait City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.00 €48.29	$29.07 KWD8.920	-48.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,315.56 €1,134.44	$923.87 KWD283.610	-29.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,101.57 €949.91	$704.38 KWD216.230	-36.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$190.72 €164.47	$52.86 KWD16.230	-72.3%
Average			-46.6%

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pay 69.5% less for childcare

	Brussels	Kuwait City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,090.35 €940.24	$306.59 KWD94.120	-71.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,587.78 €19,478.06	$7,442.33 KWD2,284.650	-67.1%
Average			-69.5%

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pay 6.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Brussels	Kuwait City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.89 €5.94	$3.27 KWD1.000	-52.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.78 €4.12	$5.74 KWD1.760	+20.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.43 €11.58	$2.94 KWD0.900	-78.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.10 €34.58	$108.17 KWD33.210	+169.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.23 €14.00	$11.45 KWD3.510	-29.5%
Average			+6.0%

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pay 38.4% less for clothing

	Brussels	Kuwait City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.27 €85.60	$39.65 KWD12.170	-60.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.81 €40.37	$38.70 KWD11.880	-17.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.78 €97.25	$85.03 KWD26.100	-24.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$149.88 €129.25	$72.67 KWD22.310	-51.5%
Average			-38.4%

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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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