Cost of living comparison

Kuwait

compared to

Djibouti

Djibouti vs. Kuwait City Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 33.0% more expensive than Kuwait City.

Restaurants: pay 40.6% more in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 70.4% more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 11.0% more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 2.4% more in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4% less in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 18.2% less in Djibouti

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

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Djibouti vs. Kuwait City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 40.6% more for restaurants

	Kuwait City	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.89 KWD3.980	$9.83 DJF1,753	-23.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.86 KWD2.740	$15.45 DJF2,755	+74.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 KWD0.220	$1.90 DJF338	+161.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 KWD0.090	$1.69 DJF301	+458.0%
Average			+40.6%

Kuwait City vs. Djibouti - Cost of restaurants

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pay 70.4% more for groceries

	Kuwait City	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$1.50 KWD0.460	$9.27 DJF1,653	+517.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.18 KWD0.670	$4.78 DJF852	+119.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.08 KWD1.880	$10.63 DJF1,896	+74.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.10 KWD0.650	$5.69 DJF1,015	+171.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.02 KWD0.930	$8.24 DJF1,470	+172.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 KWD0.340	$1.70 DJF303	+52.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 KWD0.270	$0.55 DJF98	-35.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 KWD0.250	$1.18 DJF210	+42.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 KWD0.210	$0.73 DJF131	+6.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 KWD0.190	$0.72 DJF129	+18.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.66 KWD0.200	$0.75 DJF133	+13.2%
Average			+70.4%

Kuwait City vs. Djibouti - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Kuwait City	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.28 KWD0.400	$8.56 DJF1,526	+568.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.33 KWD14.940	$42.53 DJF7,584	-12.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,942.34 KWD6,474.120	$33,798.22 DJF6M	+61.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.61 KWD9.460	$47.75 DJF8,516	+56.0%
Average			+127.3%

Kuwait City vs. Djibouti - Cost of transportation

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pay 11.0% more for housing

	Kuwait City	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.92 KWD9.250	$58.99 DJF10,520	+97.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$924.68 KWD285.860	$674.13 DJF120K	-27.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$635.52 KWD196.460	$477.51 DJF85,158	-24.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$50.13 KWD15.500	$398.35 DJF71,041	+694.6%
Average			+11.0%

Kuwait City vs. Djibouti - Cost of housing

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pay 2.4% more for childcare

	Kuwait City	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$299.37 KWD92.550	$335.22 DJF59,783	+12.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,387.00 KWD2,901.900	$8,794.47 DJF2M	-6.3%
Average			+2.4%

Kuwait City vs. Djibouti - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Kuwait City	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.22 KWD1.000	$7.02 DJF1,252	+118.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.21 KWD1.610	$3.37 DJF601	-35.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.74 KWD0.850	$1.97 DJF351	-28.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$122.83 KWD37.970	$86.14 DJF15,362	-29.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.28 KWD3.490	$12.64 DJF2,254	+12.1%
Average			-2.4%

Kuwait City vs. Djibouti - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 18.2% less for clothing

	Kuwait City	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.59 KWD11.620	$42.13 DJF7,514	+12.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.47 KWD12.200	$19.66 DJF3,507	-50.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.66 KWD30.190	$123.59 DJF22,041	+26.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.60 KWD27.390	$56.18 DJF10,019	-36.6%
Average			-18.2%

Kuwait City vs. Djibouti - Cost of clothing

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