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Kuwait vs. Saint Lucia Cost of Living Summary

Kuwait is 15.9% cheaper than Saint Lucia overall.

Restaurants: pay 27.7% less in Kuwait
Groceries: pay 52.4% less in Kuwait
Transportation: pay 53.3% less in Kuwait
Housing: pay 14.1% more in Kuwait
Childcare: pay 17.7% more in Kuwait
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.5% more in Kuwait
Clothing: pay 30.0% less in Kuwait

The cost of entertainment and sports, childcare, and housing in Kuwait are more expensive than in Saint Lucia. Expenses including transportation, groceries, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Kuwait.

Kuwait vs. Saint Lucia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kuwait instead of Saint Lucia, you would:

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pay 27.7% less for restaurants

	Saint Lucia	Kuwait
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$8.58 KWD2.640	+16.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$8.32 KWD2.560	+12.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$0.53 KWD0.160	-72.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 EC$2.63	$0.33 KWD0.100	-66.3%
Average			-27.7%

Saint Lucia vs. Kuwait - Cost of restaurants

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pay 52.4% less for groceries

	Saint Lucia	Kuwait
Bread 1 loaf	$1.67 EC$4.52	$0.99 KWD0.310	-40.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.61 EC$15.17	$2.15 KWD0.660	-61.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.76 EC$20.96	$5.32 KWD1.640	-31.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.24 EC$11.46	$1.88 KWD0.580	-55.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.41 EC$11.93	$2.77 KWD0.850	-37.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.43 EC$9.27	$0.95 KWD0.290	-72.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 EC$2.04	$0.78 KWD0.240	+4.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.86 EC$7.72	$0.61 KWD0.190	-78.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.01 EC$8.13	$0.60 KWD0.180	-80.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.62 EC$7.09	$0.50 KWD0.150	-80.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 EC$2.12	$0.46 KWD0.140	-41.9%
Average			-52.4%

Saint Lucia vs. Kuwait - Cost of groceries

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pay 53.3% less for transportation

	Saint Lucia	Kuwait
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.85 EC$15.82	$1.33 KWD0.410	-77.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$43.22 KWD13.310
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	$20,235.14 KWD6,231.860	-29.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$23.22 KWD7.150
Average			-53.3%

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pay 14.1% more for housing

	Saint Lucia	Kuwait
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.07 EC$111.00	$27.12 KWD8.350	-34.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$461.11 EC$1,246.17	$802.93 KWD247.280	+74.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$391.61 EC$1,058.33	$600.40 KWD184.910	+53.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.23 EC$214.12	$49.82 KWD15.340	-37.1%
Average			+14.1%

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pay 17.7% more for childcare

	Saint Lucia	Kuwait
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$198.89 EC$537.50	$234.17 KWD72.120	+17.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$6,190.94 KWD1,906.640
Average			+17.7%

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pay 20.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint Lucia	Kuwait
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.89 EC$10.51	$2.96 KWD0.910	-23.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$5.05 KWD1.560	+36.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.25 EC$25.00	$2.94 KWD0.910	-68.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.03 EC$132.50	$101.00 KWD31.110	+106.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.03 EC$19.00	$10.68 KWD3.290	+51.9%
Average			+20.5%

Saint Lucia vs. Kuwait - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 30.0% less for clothing

	Saint Lucia	Kuwait
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.57 EC$136.67	$38.78 KWD11.940	-23.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.96 EC$145.83	$37.81 KWD11.650	-29.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.92 EC$291.67	$84.62 KWD26.060	-21.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.51 EC$350.00	$70.86 KWD21.820	-45.3%
Average			-30.0%

Saint Lucia vs. Kuwait - 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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