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As-salimiyah vs. Kuwait Cost of Living Summary

As-salimiyah is 6.1% more expensive than Kuwait overall.

Restaurants: pay 17.9% more in As-salimiyah
Groceries: pay 3.3% more in As-salimiyah
Transportation: pay 4.9% more in As-salimiyah
Housing: pay 1.4% more in As-salimiyah
Childcare: pay 9.2% more in As-salimiyah
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.4% more in As-salimiyah
Clothing: pay 1.9% more in As-salimiyah

The cost of restaurants, childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing in As-salimiyah are more expensive than in Kuwait.

As-salimiyah vs. Kuwait Cost Breakdown

If you lived in As-salimiyah instead of Kuwait, you would:

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pay 17.9% more for restaurants

	Kuwait	As-salimiyah
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.58 KWD2.630	$11.45 KWD3.510	+33.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.32 KWD2.550	$9.48 KWD2.910	+14.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 KWD0.160	$0.56 KWD0.170	+6.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 KWD0.100	$0.33 KWD0.100
Average			+17.9%

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pay 3.3% more for groceries

	Kuwait	As-salimiyah
Bread 1 loaf	$0.99 KWD0.300	$0.82 KWD0.250	-17.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.15 KWD0.660	$2.45 KWD0.750	+13.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.32 KWD1.630	$5.98 KWD1.830	+12.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.88 KWD0.580	$1.95 KWD0.600	+3.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.77 KWD0.850	$2.89 KWD0.890	+4.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.95 KWD0.290	$0.96 KWD0.300	+1.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 KWD0.240	$0.74 KWD0.230	-5.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 KWD0.190	$0.59 KWD0.180	-2.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 KWD0.180	$0.74 KWD0.230	+24.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 KWD0.150	$0.60 KWD0.180	+20.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 KWD0.140	$0.37 KWD0.110	-18.7%
Average			+3.3%

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pay 4.9% more for transportation

	Kuwait	As-salimiyah
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.33 KWD0.410	$1.35 KWD0.410	+1.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$43.22 KWD13.240	$49.05 KWD15.030	+13.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,235.14 KWD6,200.250	$21,257.11 KWD6,513.390	+5.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.22 KWD7.110	$23.06 KWD7.060	-0.7%
Average			+4.9%

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pay 1.4% more for housing

	Kuwait	As-salimiyah
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.12 KWD8.310	$29.07 KWD8.910	+7.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$802.93 KWD246.030	$784.88 KWD240.490	-2.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$600.40 KWD183.970	$566.86 KWD173.690	-5.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.82 KWD15.270	$52.86 KWD16.200	+6.1%
Average			+1.4%

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pay 9.2% more for childcare

	Kuwait	As-salimiyah
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$234.17 KWD71.750	$280.70 KWD86.010	+19.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,190.94 KWD1,896.970	$6,104.61 KWD1,870.510	-1.4%
Average			+9.2%

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pay 4.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Kuwait	As-salimiyah
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.96 KWD0.910	$3.27 KWD1.000	+10.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.05 KWD1.550	$5.74 KWD1.760	+13.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.94 KWD0.900	$2.94 KWD0.900
Monthly membership at local gym	$101.00 KWD30.950	$114.46 KWD35.070	+13.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.68 KWD3.270	$8.58 KWD2.630	-19.6%
Average			+4.4%

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pay 1.9% more for clothing

	Kuwait	As-salimiyah
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.78 KWD11.880	$39.65 KWD12.150	+2.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.81 KWD11.590	$38.70 KWD11.860	+2.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.62 KWD25.930	$85.03 KWD26.050	+0.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.86 KWD21.710	$72.67 KWD22.270	+2.6%
Average			+1.9%

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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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