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Kuwait vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Kuwait is 3.7 times more expensive than Equatorial Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 36.8% less in Kuwait
Groceries: pay 38.2% less in Kuwait
Transportation: pay 71.8% more in Kuwait
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Kuwait
Childcare: pay 17.4 times more in Kuwait
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.5% more in Kuwait
Clothing: pay 15.6% less in Kuwait

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

Kuwait vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.8% less for restaurants

	Equatorial Guinea	Kuwait
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$8.58 KWD2.640
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.90 FCFA5,036	$8.32 KWD2.550	-6.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 FCFA504	$0.53 KWD0.160	-40.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 FCFA504	$0.33 KWD0.100	-63.3%
Average			-36.8%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Kuwait - Cost of restaurants

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pay 38.2% less for groceries

	Equatorial Guinea	Kuwait
Bread 1 loaf	??	$0.99 KWD0.300
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.36 FCFA1,900	$2.15 KWD0.660	-35.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.78 FCFA6,100	$5.32 KWD1.630	-50.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.27 FCFA2,417	$1.88 KWD0.580	-56.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.09 FCFA1,750	$2.77 KWD0.850	-10.4%
Apples (1 lb)	??	$0.95 KWD0.290
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.78 KWD0.240
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.61 KWD0.190
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.60 KWD0.180
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.50 KWD0.150
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.46 KWD0.140
Average			-38.2%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Kuwait - Cost of groceries

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pay 71.8% more for transportation

	Equatorial Guinea	Kuwait
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$1.33 KWD0.410
Monthly public transit pass	$26.33 FCFA14,893	$43.22 KWD13.270	+64.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,972.23 FCFA18,650,720	$20,235.14 KWD6,211.780	-38.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.01 FCFA4,532	$23.22 KWD7.130	+189.8%
Average			+71.8%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Kuwait - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Equatorial Guinea	Kuwait
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.81 FCFA10,072	$27.12 KWD8.320	+52.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$267.09 FCFA151,078	$802.93 KWD246.480	+200.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$124.64 FCFA70,503	$600.40 KWD184.310	+381.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$49.82 KWD15.290
Average			+211.5%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Kuwait - Cost of housing

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pay 17.4 times more for childcare

	Equatorial Guinea	Kuwait
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$234.17 KWD71.890
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$356.12 FCFA201,438	$6,190.94 KWD1,900.490	+1638.5%
Average			+1638.5%

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pay 60.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Equatorial Guinea	Kuwait
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	??	$2.96 KWD0.910
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.34 FCFA3,022	$5.05 KWD1.550	-5.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.51 FCFA2,551	$2.94 KWD0.900	-34.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.61 FCFA20,144	$101.00 KWD31.010	+183.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.38 FCFA3,041	$10.68 KWD3.280	+98.7%
Average			+60.5%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Kuwait - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 15.6% less for clothing

	Equatorial Guinea	Kuwait
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.71 FCFA15,108	$38.78 KWD11.910	+45.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$133.54 FCFA75,539	$37.81 KWD11.610	-71.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$84.62 KWD25.980
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.03 FCFA50,359	$70.86 KWD21.750	-20.4%
Average			-15.6%

Equatorial Guinea 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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