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Kuwait vs. Dominican Republic Cost of Living Summary

Kuwait is 16.5% more expensive than Dominican Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 10.0% less in Kuwait
Groceries: pay 5.1% less in Kuwait
Transportation: pay 11.6% less in Kuwait
Housing: pay 39.2% more in Kuwait
Childcare: pay 16.8% more in Kuwait
Entertainment and Sports: pay 95.8% more in Kuwait
Clothing: pay 9.9% less in Kuwait

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

Kuwait vs. Dominican Republic Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kuwait instead of Dominican Republic, you would:

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pay 10.0% less for restaurants

	Dominican Republic	Kuwait
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.57 DOP410.40	$8.58 KWD2.640	+30.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.06 DOP441.19	$8.32 KWD2.550	+17.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 DOP57.76	$0.53 KWD0.160	-42.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 DOP37.61	$0.33 KWD0.100	-45.7%
Average			-10.0%

Dominican Republic vs. Kuwait - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.1% less for groceries

	Dominican Republic	Kuwait
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 DOP89.98	$0.99 KWD0.300	-31.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.10 DOP193.39	$2.15 KWD0.660	-30.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.52 DOP282.20	$5.32 KWD1.630	+17.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 DOP108.73	$1.88 KWD0.580	+8.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 DOP137.15	$2.77 KWD0.850	+26.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 DOP73.35	$0.95 KWD0.290	-19.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 DOP23.25	$0.78 KWD0.240	+110.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 DOP68.38	$0.61 KWD0.190	-44.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 DOP43.90	$0.60 KWD0.180	-14.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 DOP41.99	$0.50 KWD0.150	-25.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 DOP60.03	$0.46 KWD0.140	-52.6%
Average			-5.1%

Dominican Republic vs. Kuwait - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.6% less for transportation

	Dominican Republic	Kuwait
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.63 DOP289.40	$1.33 KWD0.410	-71.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.27 DOP1,953.45	$43.22 KWD13.270	+38.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,585.12 DOP1,723,103.52	$20,235.14 KWD6,211.780	-26.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.50 DOP1,280.68	$23.22 KWD7.130	+13.3%
Average			-11.6%

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pay 39.2% more for housing

	Dominican Republic	Kuwait
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.80 DOP1,986.14	$27.12 KWD8.320	-14.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$495.90 DOP30,976.64	$802.93 KWD246.480	+61.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$352.53 DOP22,021.04	$600.40 KWD184.310	+70.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.81 DOP3,111.25	$49.82 KWD15.290
Average			+39.2%

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pay 16.8% more for childcare

	Dominican Republic	Kuwait
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$203.07 DOP12,685.05	$234.17 KWD71.890	+15.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,232.64 DOP326,857.01	$6,190.94 KWD1,900.490	+18.3%
Average			+16.8%

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pay 95.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Dominican Republic	Kuwait
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.40 DOP149.71	$2.96 KWD0.910	+23.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.93 DOP120.59	$5.05 KWD1.550	+161.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.53 DOP283.04	$2.94 KWD0.900	-35.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.27 DOP1,765.76	$101.00 KWD31.010	+257.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.24 DOP389.50	$10.68 KWD3.280	+71.3%
Average			+95.8%

Dominican Republic vs. Kuwait - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 9.9% less for clothing

	Dominican Republic	Kuwait
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.65 DOP2,788.98	$38.78 KWD11.910	-13.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.79 DOP2,735.23	$37.81 KWD11.610	-13.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.83 DOP4,736.94	$84.62 KWD25.980	+11.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.99 DOP5,871.20	$70.86 KWD21.750	-24.6%
Average			-9.9%

Dominican Republic vs. Kuwait - 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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