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Kuwait City vs. Freetown Cost of Living Summary

Kuwait City is 69.0% more expensive than Freetown.

Restaurants: pay 42.0% more in Kuwait City
Groceries: pay 1.5% more in Kuwait City
Transportation: pay 41.6% more in Kuwait City
Housing: pay 49.3% less in Kuwait City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Kuwait City
Clothing: pay 3.6 times more in Kuwait City

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

Kuwait City vs. Freetown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.0% more for restaurants

	Freetown	Kuwait City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 SLL62,908	$11.45 KWD3.490	+281.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 SLL209,695	$9.48 KWD2.900	-5.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 SLL21,591	$0.56 KWD0.170	-45.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 SLL18,596	$0.33 KWD0.100	-63.1%
Average			+42.0%

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pay 1.5% more for groceries

	Freetown	Kuwait City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 SLL13,980	$1.32 KWD0.400	+98.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$2.68 KWD0.820	-24.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL191,910	$5.98 KWD1.830	-34.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 SLL42,124	$1.95 KWD0.600	-2.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 SLL71,337	$3.21 KWD0.980	-5.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 SLL38,046	$1.06 KWD0.320	-41.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.88 KWD0.270	-2.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$0.77 KWD0.230	+138.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$0.78 KWD0.240	-65.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.60 KWD0.180	-33.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.68 KWD0.210	-8.1%
Average			+1.5%

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pay 41.6% more for transportation

	Freetown	Kuwait City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105,180	$1.35 KWD0.410	-73.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$44.15 KWD13.480
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000	$21,257.11 KWD6,489.270	+77.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.75 SLL225,422	$23.71 KWD7.240	+120.6%
Average			+41.6%

Freetown vs. Kuwait City - Cost of transportation

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pay 49.3% less for housing

	Freetown	Kuwait City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	$29.07 KWD8.870	-70.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,321.25 SLL27,705,952	$923.87 KWD282.030	-30.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26,456,519	$704.38 KWD215.030	-44.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	$52.86 KWD16.140	-52.1%
Average			-49.3%

Freetown vs. Kuwait City - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Freetown	Kuwait City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$306.59 KWD93.600
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$7,442.33 KWD2,271.960

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Freetown	Kuwait City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 SLL31,454	$3.27 KWD1.000	+118.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 SLL36,435	$5.74 KWD1.750	+230.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$2.94 KWD0.900	-1.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$108.17 KWD33.020	+116.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$11.45 KWD3.490
Average			+115.6%

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pay 3.6 times more for clothing

	Freetown	Kuwait City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL209,695	$39.65 KWD12.100	+296.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.00 SLL167,756	$38.70 KWD11.810	+383.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419,390	$85.03 KWD25.960	+325.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$72.67 KWD22.190	+45.3%
Average			+262.6%

Freetown 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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