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Kuwait City vs. Kigali Cost of Living Summary

Kuwait City is 77.9% more expensive than Kigali.

Restaurants: pay 48.1% more in Kuwait City
Groceries: pay 62.1% more in Kuwait City
Transportation: pay 6.3% more in Kuwait City
Housing: pay 65.1% more in Kuwait City
Childcare: pay 39.5% more in Kuwait City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in Kuwait City
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Kuwait City

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

Kuwait City vs. Kigali Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.1% more for restaurants

	Kigali	Kuwait City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.45 RWF5,000	$11.45 KWD3.510	+232.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.89 RWF9,999	$9.48 KWD2.910	+37.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 RWF1,244	$0.56 KWD0.170	-34.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 RWF830	$0.33 KWD0.100	-42.9%
Average			+48.1%

Kigali vs. Kuwait City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 62.1% more for groceries

	Kigali	Kuwait City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.05 RWF1,517	$1.32 KWD0.410	+26.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.26 RWF3,273	$2.68 KWD0.820	+18.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.64 RWF3,833	$5.98 KWD1.840	+126.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.65 RWF2,400	$1.95 KWD0.600	+18.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 RWF3,039	$3.21 KWD0.980	+53.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 RWF1,673	$1.06 KWD0.320	-8.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 RWF535	$0.88 KWD0.270	+139.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 RWF1,018	$0.77 KWD0.240	+9.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 RWF695	$0.78 KWD0.240	+62.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 RWF330	$0.60 KWD0.180	+164.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 RWF567	$0.68 KWD0.210	+73.6%
Average			+62.1%

Kigali vs. Kuwait City - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.3% more for transportation

	Kigali	Kuwait City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 RWF6,414	$1.35 KWD0.420	-69.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.30 RWF42,498	$44.15 KWD13.550	+50.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,543.61 RWF38,497,764	$21,257.11 KWD6,525.510	-19.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.48 RWF20,999	$23.71 KWD7.280	+63.8%
Average			+6.3%

Kigali vs. Kuwait City - Cost of transportation

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pay 65.1% more for housing

	Kigali	Kuwait City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.48 RWF28,248	$29.07 KWD8.920	+49.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$575.44 RWF834,601	$923.87 KWD283.610	+60.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$322.51 RWF467,756	$704.38 KWD216.230	+118.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.98 RWF57,987	$52.86 KWD16.230	+32.2%
Average			+65.1%

Kigali vs. Kuwait City - Cost of housing

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pay 39.5% more for childcare

	Kigali	Kuwait City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.62 RWF241,653	$306.59 KWD94.120	+84.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,842.43 RWF11,374,339	$7,442.33 KWD2,284.650	-5.1%
Average			+39.5%

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Kigali	Kuwait City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.03 RWF1,500	$3.27 KWD1.000	+216.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.31 RWF3,355	$5.74 KWD1.760	+147.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.72 RWF2,500	$2.94 KWD0.900	+70.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.41 RWF45,553	$108.17 KWD33.210	+244.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.45 RWF5,000	$11.45 KWD3.510	+232.0%
Average			+182.3%

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Kigali	Kuwait City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.19 RWF27,832	$39.65 KWD12.170	+106.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.30 RWF27,998	$38.70 KWD11.880	+100.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$22.98 RWF33,331	$85.03 KWD26.100	+270.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$37.92 RWF54,997	$72.67 KWD22.310	+91.7%
Average			+142.2%

Kigali 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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