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Buenos Aires vs. Kuwait City Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 49.0% more expensive than Kuwait City.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 33.5% more in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 30.5% more in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 7.3% more in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 3.2% less in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.6% less in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Buenos Aires

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

Buenos Aires vs. Kuwait City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Kuwait City, you would:

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Kuwait City	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.45 KWD3.510	$18.00 ARS26,034.72	+57.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.48 KWD2.910	$12.00 ARS17,356.48	+26.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 KWD0.170	$2.18 ARS3,154.71	+287.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 KWD0.100	$1.39 ARS2,007.74	+324.5%
Average			+173.9%

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pay 33.5% more for groceries

	Kuwait City	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 KWD0.410	$2.89 ARS4,181.15	+118.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.68 KWD0.820	$6.13 ARS8,871.09	+128.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.98 KWD1.840	$5.84 ARS8,442.80	-2.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 KWD0.600	$3.29 ARS4,757.11	+68.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.21 KWD0.980	$3.92 ARS5,669.05	+22.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.06 KWD0.320	$1.15 ARS1,664.69	+8.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KWD0.270	$0.96 ARS1,390.37	+9.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 KWD0.240	$0.57 ARS819.15	-26.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 KWD0.240	$1.14 ARS1,648.30	+46.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 KWD0.180	$0.66 ARS952.66	+9.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 KWD0.210	$0.58 ARS837.26	-14.7%
Average			+33.5%

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pay 30.5% more for transportation

	Kuwait City	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.35 KWD0.420	$4.31 ARS6,237.99	+219.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.15 KWD13.550	$20.00 ARS28,927.47	-54.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,257.11 KWD6,525.510	$25,000.00 ARS36,159,331.25	+17.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.71 KWD7.280	$9.51 ARS13,762.18	-59.9%
Average			+30.5%

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pay 7.3% more for housing

	Kuwait City	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.07 KWD8.920	$29.42 ARS42,555.70	+1.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$923.87 KWD283.610	$659.06 ARS953,253.26	-28.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$704.38 KWD216.230	$463.75 ARS670,751.66	-34.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$52.86 KWD16.230	$100.98 ARS146,052.25	+91.0%
Average			+7.3%

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pay 3.2% less for childcare

	Kuwait City	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$306.59 KWD94.120	$367.39 ARS531,384.95	+19.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,442.33 KWD2,284.650	$5,496.25 ARS7,949,628.98	-26.1%
Average			-3.2%

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pay 13.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Kuwait City	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.27 KWD1.000	$3.80 ARS5,496.22	+16.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.74 KWD1.760	$4.13 ARS5,967.15	-28.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.94 KWD0.900	$3.68 ARS5,322.65	+25.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$108.17 KWD33.210	$43.59 ARS63,042.89	-59.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.45 KWD3.510	$9.00 ARS13,017.36	-21.4%
Average			-13.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Kuwait City	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.65 KWD12.170	$112.87 ARS163,247.52	+184.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.70 KWD11.880	$91.59 ARS132,477.95	+136.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.03 KWD26.100	$129.33 ARS187,064.27	+52.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.67 KWD22.310	$134.94 ARS195,167.49	+85.7%
Average			+114.8%

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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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