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Kuwait City vs. Dhaka Cost of Living Summary

Kuwait City is 3.0 times more expensive than Dhaka.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Kuwait City
Groceries: pay 92.0% more in Kuwait City
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Kuwait City
Housing: pay 5.7 times more in Kuwait City
Childcare: pay 4.6 times more in Kuwait City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Kuwait City
Clothing: pay 90.8% more in Kuwait City

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

Kuwait City vs. Dhaka Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Dhaka	Kuwait City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.46 BDT300.45	$11.45 KWD3.490	+364.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.34 BDT650.98	$9.48 KWD2.900	+77.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 BDT45.57	$0.56 KWD0.170	+50.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.17 BDT21.28	$0.33 KWD0.100	+87.5%
Average			+145.2%

Dhaka vs. Kuwait City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 92.0% more for groceries

	Dhaka	Kuwait City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 BDT75.67	$1.32 KWD0.400	+113.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.06 BDT495.45	$2.68 KWD0.820	-33.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.04 BDT371.13	$5.98 KWD1.830	+96.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.17 BDT143.32	$1.95 KWD0.600	+66.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.47 BDT179.20	$3.21 KWD0.980	+118.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 BDT155.39	$1.06 KWD0.320	-17.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 BDT58.74	$0.88 KWD0.270	+83.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 BDT150.21	$0.77 KWD0.230	-37.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 BDT40.43	$0.78 KWD0.240	+135.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.15 BDT17.99	$0.60 KWD0.180	+308.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 BDT29.60	$0.68 KWD0.210	+179.8%
Average			+92.0%

Dhaka vs. Kuwait City - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Dhaka	Kuwait City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.90 BDT475.94	$1.35 KWD0.410	-65.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.62 BDT3,004.52	$44.15 KWD13.480	+79.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,728.74 BDT3,505,271.49	$21,257.11 KWD6,489.270	-26.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.51 BDT550.83	$23.71 KWD7.240	+425.2%
Average			+103.3%

Dhaka vs. Kuwait City - Cost of transportation

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pay 5.7 times more for housing

	Dhaka	Kuwait City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.60 BDT1,659.16	$29.07 KWD8.870	+113.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$121.42 BDT14,815.38	$923.87 KWD282.030	+660.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$63.61 BDT7,761.67	$704.38 KWD215.030	+1007.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$28.46 BDT3,472.17	$52.86 KWD16.140	+85.7%
Average			+466.9%

Dhaka vs. Kuwait City - Cost of housing

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pay 4.6 times more for childcare

	Dhaka	Kuwait City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.01 BDT6,712.48	$306.59 KWD93.600	+457.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,026.13 BDT247,213.88	$7,442.33 KWD2,271.960	+267.3%
Average			+362.3%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Dhaka	Kuwait City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.10 BDT500.75	$3.27 KWD1.000	-20.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.51 BDT305.81	$5.74 KWD1.750	+128.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.28 BDT400.60	$2.94 KWD0.900	-10.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.42 BDT2,491.75	$108.17 KWD33.020	+429.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.10 BDT500.75	$11.45 KWD3.490	+178.9%
Average			+141.3%

Dhaka vs. Kuwait City - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 90.8% more for clothing

	Dhaka	Kuwait City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.02 BDT2,198.96	$39.65 KWD12.100	+120.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.13 BDT2,944.43	$38.70 KWD11.810	+60.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$49.80 BDT6,075.80	$85.03 KWD25.960	+70.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$34.29 BDT4,183.56	$72.67 KWD22.190	+112.0%
Average			+90.8%

Dhaka 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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