Cost of living comparison

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Santiago vs. Kuwait City Cost of Living Summary

Santiago is 28.3% more expensive than Kuwait City.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Santiago
Groceries: pay 19.8% more in Santiago
Transportation: pay 56.5% more in Santiago
Housing: pay 1.8% less in Santiago
Childcare: pay 30.3% more in Santiago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.2% less in Santiago
Clothing: pay 3.3% more in Santiago

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

Santiago vs. Kuwait City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Kuwait City	Santiago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.45 KWD3.510	$10.50 CLF0.2500	-8.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.48 KWD2.910	$8.10 CLF0.1900	-14.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 KWD0.170	$1.61 CLF0.0400	+186.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 KWD0.100	$1.16 CLF0.0300	+255.9%
Average			+104.9%

Kuwait City vs. Santiago - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.8% more for groceries

	Kuwait City	Santiago
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 KWD0.410	$1.55 CLF0.0400	+17.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.68 KWD0.820	$5.13 CLF0.1200	+91.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.98 KWD1.840	$4.52 CLF0.1100	-24.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 KWD0.600	$4.01 CLF0.0900	+105.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.21 KWD0.980	$3.00 CLF0.0700	-6.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.06 KWD0.320	$0.91 CLF0.0200	-14.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KWD0.270	$0.70 CLF0.0200	-20.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 KWD0.240	$0.92 CLF0.0200	+20.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 KWD0.240	$0.84 CLF0.0200	+8.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 KWD0.180	$0.79 CLF0.0200	+31.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 KWD0.210	$0.74 CLF0.0200	+9.6%
Average			+19.8%

Kuwait City vs. Santiago - Cost of groceries

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pay 56.5% more for transportation

	Kuwait City	Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.35 KWD0.420	$5.23 CLF0.1200	+286.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.15 KWD13.550	$41.99 CLF0.9900	-4.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,257.11 KWD6,525.510	$19,201.90 CLF454.2600	-9.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.71 KWD7.280	$12.86 CLF0.3000	-45.8%
Average			+56.5%

Kuwait City vs. Santiago - Cost of transportation

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pay 1.8% less for housing

	Kuwait City	Santiago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.07 KWD8.920	$21.76 CLF0.5100	-25.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$923.87 KWD283.610	$502.56 CLF11.8900	-45.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$704.38 KWD216.230	$424.00 CLF10.0300	-39.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$52.86 KWD16.230	$107.40 CLF2.5400	+103.2%
Average			-1.8%

Kuwait City vs. Santiago - Cost of housing

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pay 30.3% more for childcare

	Kuwait City	Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$306.59 KWD94.120	$431.25 CLF10.2000	+40.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,442.33 KWD2,284.650	$8,923.79 CLF211.1100	+19.9%
Average			+30.3%

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pay 15.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Kuwait City	Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.27 KWD1.000	$3.15 CLF0.0700	-3.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.74 KWD1.760	$3.09 CLF0.0700	-46.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.94 KWD0.900	$5.56 CLF0.1300	+89.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$108.17 KWD33.210	$32.24 CLF0.7600	-70.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.45 KWD3.510	$6.30 CLF0.1500	-45.0%
Average			-15.2%

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pay 3.3% more for clothing

	Kuwait City	Santiago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.65 KWD12.170	$53.82 CLF1.2700	+35.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.70 KWD11.880	$30.77 CLF0.7300	-20.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.03 KWD26.100	$73.54 CLF1.7400	-13.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.67 KWD22.310	$81.13 CLF1.9200	+11.6%
Average			+3.3%

Kuwait City vs. Santiago - 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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