Cost of living comparison

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Roseau vs. Kuwait City Cost of Living Summary

Roseau is 59.2% more expensive than Kuwait City.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Roseau
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Roseau
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Roseau
Housing: pay 27.3% more in Roseau
Childcare: pay 49.0% less in Roseau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.9% less in Roseau
Clothing: pay 12.5% more in Roseau

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

Roseau vs. Kuwait City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Kuwait City	Roseau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.45 KWD3.510	$7.40 EC$20.00	-35.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.48 KWD2.910	$7.03 EC$19.00	-25.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 KWD0.170	$2.47 EC$6.67	+338.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 KWD0.100	$2.22 EC$6.00	+578.9%
Average			+213.9%

Kuwait City vs. Roseau - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Kuwait City	Roseau
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 KWD0.410	$2.10 EC$5.67	+58.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.68 KWD0.820	$1.20 EC$3.25	-55.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.98 KWD1.840	$12.61 EC$34.07	+110.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 KWD0.600	$5.60 EC$15.13	+186.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.21 KWD0.980	$5.09 EC$13.76	+58.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.06 KWD0.320	$2.91 EC$7.86	+175.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KWD0.270	$1.07 EC$2.90	+21.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 KWD0.240	$2.03 EC$5.49	+165.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 KWD0.240	$2.33 EC$6.30	+199.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 KWD0.180	$1.62 EC$4.37	+168.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 KWD0.210	$1.37 EC$3.71	+102.3%
Average			+108.4%

Kuwait City vs. Roseau - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Kuwait City	Roseau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.35 KWD0.420	$5.39 EC$14.58	+299.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.15 KWD13.550	$53.13 EC$143.58	+20.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,257.11 KWD6,525.510	$35,128.17 EC$94,935.64	+65.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.71 KWD7.280	$29.23 EC$79.00	+23.3%
Average			+102.0%

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pay 27.3% more for housing

	Kuwait City	Roseau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.07 KWD8.920	$70.92 EC$191.67	+144.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$923.87 KWD283.610	$283.68 EC$766.67	-69.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$704.38 KWD216.230	$203.51 EC$550.00	-71.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$52.86 KWD16.230	$108.58 EC$293.44	+105.4%
Average			+27.3%

Kuwait City vs. Roseau - Cost of housing

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pay 49.0% less for childcare

	Kuwait City	Roseau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$306.59 KWD94.120	$129.51 EC$350.00	-57.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,442.33 KWD2,284.650	$4,440.25 EC$12,000.00	-40.3%
Average			-49.0%

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pay 0.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Kuwait City	Roseau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.27 KWD1.000	$1.85 EC$5.00	-43.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.74 KWD1.760	$4.13 EC$11.17	-28.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.94 KWD0.900	$7.40 EC$20.00	+151.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$108.17 KWD33.210	$46.25 EC$125.00	-57.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.45 KWD3.510	$8.33 EC$22.50	-27.3%
Average			-0.9%

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pay 12.5% more for clothing

	Kuwait City	Roseau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.65 KWD12.170	$55.50 EC$150.00	+40.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.70 KWD11.880	$37.00 EC$100.00	-4.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.03 KWD26.100	$74.00 EC$200.00	-13.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.67 KWD22.310	$92.51 EC$250.00	+27.3%
Average			+12.5%

Kuwait City vs. Roseau - 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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