Cost of living comparison

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Seoul vs. Kuwait City Cost of Living Summary

Seoul is 52.7% more expensive than Kuwait City.

Restaurants: pay 67.6% more in Seoul
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Seoul
Transportation: pay 48.5% more in Seoul
Housing: pay 18.8% more in Seoul
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Seoul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.9% less in Seoul
Clothing: pay 13.0% more in Seoul

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

Seoul vs. Kuwait City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 67.6% more for restaurants

	Kuwait City	Seoul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.45 KWD3.510	$8.49 ₩12,461	-25.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.48 KWD2.910	$6.30 ₩9,242	-33.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 KWD0.170	$1.64 ₩2,405	+191.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 KWD0.100	$0.78 ₩1,146	+138.7%
Average			+67.6%

Kuwait City vs. Seoul - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Kuwait City	Seoul
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 KWD0.410	$3.24 ₩4,752	+145.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.68 KWD0.820	$6.79 ₩9,969	+153.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.98 KWD1.840	$7.85 ₩11,517	+31.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 KWD0.600	$2.93 ₩4,303	+50.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.21 KWD0.980	$4.67 ₩6,851	+45.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.06 KWD0.320	$3.45 ₩5,057	+225.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KWD0.270	$1.52 ₩2,237	+72.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 KWD0.240	$2.35 ₩3,451	+206.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 KWD0.240	$2.77 ₩4,069	+256.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 KWD0.180	$1.62 ₩2,376	+169.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 KWD0.210	$1.30 ₩1,904	+91.1%
Average			+131.5%

Kuwait City vs. Seoul - Cost of groceries

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pay 48.5% more for transportation

	Kuwait City	Seoul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.35 KWD0.420	$4.43 ₩6,502	+227.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.15 KWD13.550	$45.99 ₩67,498	+4.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,257.11 KWD6,525.510	$25,072.36 ₩36,796,951	+17.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.71 KWD7.280	$10.50 ₩15,410	-55.7%
Average			+48.5%

Kuwait City vs. Seoul - Cost of transportation

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pay 18.8% more for housing

	Kuwait City	Seoul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.07 KWD8.920	$20.56 ₩30,169	-29.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$923.87 KWD283.610	$925.55 ₩1,358,372	+0.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$704.38 KWD216.230	$559.33 ₩820,889	-20.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$52.86 KWD16.230	$118.88 ₩174,474	+124.9%
Average			+18.8%

Kuwait City vs. Seoul - Cost of housing

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Kuwait City	Seoul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$306.59 KWD94.120	$360.15 ₩528,564	+17.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,442.33 KWD2,284.650	$21,667.04 ₩31,799,193	+191.1%
Average			+104.3%

Kuwait City vs. Seoul - Cost of childcare

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pay 14.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Kuwait City	Seoul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.27 KWD1.000	$3.54 ₩5,192	+8.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.74 KWD1.760	$3.70 ₩5,427	-35.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.94 KWD0.900	$3.18 ₩4,673	+8.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$108.17 KWD33.210	$56.34 ₩82,680	-47.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.45 KWD3.510	$10.61 ₩15,577	-7.3%
Average			-14.9%

Kuwait City vs. Seoul - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 13.0% more for clothing

	Kuwait City	Seoul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.65 KWD12.170	$49.77 ₩73,037	+25.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.70 KWD11.880	$39.49 ₩57,958	+2.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.03 KWD26.100	$74.94 ₩109,988	-11.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.67 KWD22.310	$99.06 ₩145,381	+36.3%
Average			+13.0%

Kuwait City vs. Seoul - 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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