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Kuwait vs. Nigeria Cost of Living Summary

Kuwait is 81.8% more expensive than Nigeria overall.

Restaurants: pay 82.2% more in Kuwait
Groceries: pay 19.8% less in Kuwait
Transportation: pay 21.5% more in Kuwait
Housing: pay 27.8% more in Kuwait
Childcare: pay 3.5 times more in Kuwait
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Kuwait
Clothing: pay 57.3% more in Kuwait

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, housing, and transportation in Kuwait are more expensive than in Nigeria. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Kuwait.

Kuwait vs. Nigeria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kuwait instead of Nigeria, you would:

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pay 82.2% more for restaurants

	Nigeria	Kuwait
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.57 NGN3,715.87	$8.58 KWD2.640	+234.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.75 NGN6,872.31	$8.32 KWD2.550	+75.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 NGN655.69	$0.53 KWD0.160	+16.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 NGN462.19	$0.33 KWD0.100	+2.4%
Average			+82.2%

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pay 19.8% less for groceries

	Nigeria	Kuwait
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 NGN1,816.80	$0.99 KWD0.300	-20.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.59 NGN3,743.90	$2.15 KWD0.660	-16.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.63 NGN15,384.30	$5.32 KWD1.630	-49.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.75 NGN2,531.25	$1.88 KWD0.580	+7.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.95 NGN2,816.32	$2.77 KWD0.850	+42.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 NGN2,057.94	$0.95 KWD0.290	-33.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 NGN1,126.94	$0.78 KWD0.240	+0.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 NGN1,005.01	$0.61 KWD0.190	-12.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 NGN1,223.56	$0.60 KWD0.180	-29.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 NGN1,511.37	$0.50 KWD0.150	-52.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 NGN1,435.43	$0.46 KWD0.140	-54.0%
Average			-19.8%

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pay 21.5% more for transportation

	Nigeria	Kuwait
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.73 NGN3,951.74	$1.33 KWD0.410	-51.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.19 NGN46,586.64	$43.22 KWD13.270	+34.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,671.83 NGN32,809,994.43	$20,235.14 KWD6,211.780	-10.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.86 NGN15,715.86	$23.22 KWD7.130	+113.8%
Average			+21.5%

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pay 27.8% more for housing

	Nigeria	Kuwait
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.67 NGN44,381.13	$27.12 KWD8.320	-11.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$764.80 NGN1,106,799.48	$802.93 KWD246.480	+5.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$524.95 NGN759,687.25	$600.40 KWD184.310	+14.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$24.50 NGN35,452.58	$49.82 KWD15.290	+103.4%
Average			+27.8%

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

	Nigeria	Kuwait
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$83.50 NGN120,835.37	$234.17 KWD71.890	+180.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,445.58 NGN2,091,994.21	$6,190.94 KWD1,900.490	+328.3%
Average			+254.4%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Nigeria	Kuwait
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.90 NGN1,302.73	$2.96 KWD0.910	+229.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.33 NGN3,371.89	$5.05 KWD1.550	+116.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.55 NGN2,242.96	$2.94 KWD0.900	+89.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.46 NGN44,076.85	$101.00 KWD31.010	+231.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.94 NGN8,596.83	$10.68 KWD3.280	+79.8%
Average			+149.5%

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pay 57.3% more for clothing

	Nigeria	Kuwait
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.42 NGN25,214.76	$38.78 KWD11.910	+122.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.27 NGN42,355.35	$37.81 KWD11.610	+29.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.68 NGN80,579.91	$84.62 KWD25.980	+52.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.56 NGN81,849.95	$70.86 KWD21.750	+25.3%
Average			+57.3%

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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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