Cost of living comparison

Equatorial Guinea

compared to

Kuwait

Kuwait vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Kuwait is 68.1% more expensive than Equatorial Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 10.9% less in Kuwait
Groceries: pay 23.5% less in Kuwait
Transportation: pay 3.5% more in Kuwait
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Kuwait
Childcare: pay 19.0 times more in Kuwait
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.1% more in Kuwait

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

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Kuwait vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kuwait instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:

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pay 10.9% less for restaurants

	Equatorial Guinea	Kuwait
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.54 FCFA4,999	$8.31 KWD2.570	-2.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.54 FCFA4,999	$7.91 KWD2.450	-7.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA500	$0.55 KWD0.170	-35.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 FCFA250	$0.31 KWD0.100	-28.0%
Average			-10.9%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Kuwait - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.5% less for groceries

	Equatorial Guinea	Kuwait
Bread 1 loaf	??	$1.08 KWD0.340
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.37 FCFA1,973	$2.22 KWD0.690	-34.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.34 FCFA6,056	$5.32 KWD1.650	-48.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 FCFA2,200	$2.10 KWD0.650	-44.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 FCFA1,588	$2.71 KWD0.840	-0.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 FCFA635	$1.10 KWD0.340	+1.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 FCFA454	$0.80 KWD0.250	+3.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.67 KWD0.210
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.61 KWD0.190
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.50 KWD0.160
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.47 KWD0.150
Average			-23.5%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Kuwait - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.5% more for transportation

	Equatorial Guinea	Kuwait
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$1.25 KWD0.390
Monthly public transit pass	$26.40 FCFA15,461	$51.95 KWD16.090	+96.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,056.06 FCFA19M	$20,021.80 KWD6,201.130	-39.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$29.57 KWD9.160
Average			+3.5%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Kuwait - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Equatorial Guinea	Kuwait
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$30.53 KWD9.460
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$776.48 KWD240.490
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$223.95 FCFA131K	$619.33 KWD191.820	+176.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$39.56 KWD12.250
Average			+176.6%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Kuwait - Cost of housing

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pay 19.0 times more for childcare

	Equatorial Guinea	Kuwait
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$251.54 KWD77.910
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$341.40 FCFA200K	$6,500.38 KWD2,013.290	+1804.0%
Average			+1804.0%

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pay 64.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Equatorial Guinea	Kuwait
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.71 FCFA1,000	$2.68 KWD0.830	+56.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.69 FCFA2,749	$4.71 KWD1.460	+0.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.52 FCFA2,648	$2.74 KWD0.850	-39.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.14 FCFA19,996	$97.98 KWD30.350	+187.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.39 FCFA3,156	$11.58 KWD3.590	+114.9%
Average			+64.1%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Kuwait - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Equatorial Guinea	Kuwait
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$37.05 KWD11.480
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$37.45 KWD11.600
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$95.55 KWD29.590
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$70.48 KWD21.830

Equatorial Guinea vs. Kuwait - Cost of clothing

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