Cost of living comparison
Kuwait is 92.7% more expensive than Nigeria.
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Nigeria, you would:
pay 66.9% more for restaurants
Nigeria
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
NGN3,861.73
|
$7.87
KWD2.420
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.43
NGN7,739.96
|
$6.84
KWD2.100
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
NGN541.94
|
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
NGN434.91
|
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
|
pay 22.1% less for groceries
Nigeria
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
NGN1,911.89
|
$0.88
KWD0.270
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.32
NGN3,300.49
|
$2.26
KWD0.700
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.06
NGN15,753.41
|
$5.48
KWD1.680
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
NGN2,644.96
|
$2.25
KWD0.690
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
NGN3,545.40
|
$2.58
KWD0.790
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
NGN2,607.26
|
$0.99
KWD0.300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
NGN1,229.04
|
$0.79
KWD0.240
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
NGN1,045.53
|
$0.72
KWD0.220
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
NGN1,181.09
|
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
NGN1,307.17
|
$0.51
KWD0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
NGN1,268.49
|
$0.37
KWD0.110
|
|
pay 68.1% more for transportation
Nigeria
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.36
NGN3,356.00
|
$1.21
KWD0.370
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.66
NGN50,805.90
|
$47.40
KWD14.560
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,742.56
NGN13,882,179.73
|
$20,976.19
KWD6,441.120
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.25
NGN14,609.71
|
$27.95
KWD8.580
|
|
pay 36.8% more for housing
Nigeria
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.04
NGN47,078.53
|
$27.63
KWD8.480
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$806.81
NGN1,149,619.23
|
$773.68
KWD237.570
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$498.69
NGN710,589.76
|
$650.71
KWD199.810
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.06
NGN22,882.52
|
$38.06
KWD11.690
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Nigeria
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.23
NGN108,626.31
|
$347.73
KWD106.780
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,836.86
NGN2,617,336.29
|
$5,860.53
KWD1,799.580
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Nigeria
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
NGN1,301.74
|
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
NGN3,074.51
|
$5.07
KWD1.560
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.42
NGN2,016.68
|
$3.14
KWD0.960
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.75
NGN53,795.40
|
$107.69
KWD33.070
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.67
NGN9,505.29
|
$10.80
KWD3.310
|
|
pay 87.9% more for clothing
Nigeria
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.52
NGN23,544.10
|
$42.49
KWD13.050
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.67
NGN42,270.84
|
$50.63
KWD15.550
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.82
NGN76,693.25
|
$90.68
KWD27.850
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.66
NGN77,884.90
|
$84.84
KWD26.050
|
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