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Kuwait City vs. Conakry Cost of Living Summary

Kuwait City is 29.8% more expensive than Conakry.

Restaurants: pay 5.2% less in Kuwait City
Groceries: pay 25.1% less in Kuwait City
Transportation: pay 28.1% more in Kuwait City
Housing: pay 5.9% more in Kuwait City
Childcare: pay 17.0% more in Kuwait City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 92.1% more in Kuwait City
Clothing: pay 95.5% more in Kuwait City

The cost of clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, childcare, and housing in Kuwait City are more expensive than in Conakry. Expenses including groceries and restaurants are lower in Kuwait City. Notably, clothing and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Kuwait City.

Kuwait City vs. Conakry Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.2% less for restaurants

	Conakry	Kuwait City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 GNF43,316	$11.45 KWD3.510	+128.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.77 GNF93,341	$9.48 KWD2.910	-12.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 GNF14,034	$0.56 KWD0.170	-65.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 GNF10,396	$0.33 KWD0.100	-72.7%
Average			-5.2%

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pay 25.1% less for groceries

	Conakry	Kuwait City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 GNF11,442	$1.32 KWD0.410
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.28 GNF80,387	$2.68 KWD0.820	-71.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.22 GNF71,181	$5.98 KWD1.840	-27.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.95 GNF34,184	$1.95 KWD0.600	-50.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.83 GNF24,560	$3.21 KWD0.980	+13.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 GNF11,024	$1.06 KWD0.320	-16.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 GNF9,577	$0.88 KWD0.270	-20.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 GNF7,961	$0.77 KWD0.240	-16.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 GNF11,117	$0.78 KWD0.240	-39.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,253	$0.60 KWD0.180	-16.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,253	$0.68 KWD0.210	-6.0%
Average			-25.1%

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pay 28.1% more for transportation

	Conakry	Kuwait City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF45,579	$1.35 KWD0.420	-74.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF246,814	$44.15 KWD13.550	+55.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF285,885,394	$21,257.11 KWD6,525.510	-35.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF76,801	$23.71 KWD7.280	+167.4%
Average			+28.1%

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pay 5.9% more for housing

	Conakry	Kuwait City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF1,604,048	$29.07 KWD8.920	-84.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.52 GNF5,462,276	$923.87 KWD283.610	+46.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF2,754,801	$704.38 KWD216.230	+121.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1,150,348	$52.86 KWD16.230	-60.2%
Average			+5.9%

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pay 17.0% more for childcare

	Conakry	Kuwait City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$306.59 KWD94.120
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF55,119,145	$7,442.33 KWD2,284.650	+17.0%
Average			+17.0%

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pay 92.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Conakry	Kuwait City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 GNF21,658	$3.27 KWD1.000	+30.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.32 GNF28,721	$5.74 KWD1.760	+73.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,071	$2.94 KWD0.900	+153.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF773,184	$108.17 KWD33.210	+21.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,100	$11.45 KWD3.510	+182.5%
Average			+92.1%

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pay 95.5% more for clothing

	Conakry	Kuwait City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF173,264	$39.65 KWD12.170	+98.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF216,580	$38.70 KWD11.880	+54.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF259,896	$85.03 KWD26.100	+183.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF433,160	$72.67 KWD22.310	+45.3%
Average			+95.5%

Conakry vs. Kuwait City - Cost of clothing

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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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