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Kuwait vs. Swaziland Cost of Living Summary

Kuwait is 59.0% more expensive than Swaziland overall.

Restaurants: pay 85.2% more in Kuwait
Groceries: pay 19.6% more in Kuwait
Transportation: pay 5.7% less in Kuwait
Housing: pay 99.7% more in Kuwait
Childcare: pay 72.5% more in Kuwait
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Kuwait
Clothing: pay 9.6% more in Kuwait

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

Kuwait vs. Swaziland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 85.2% more for restaurants

	Swaziland	Kuwait
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.11 SZL53.17	$8.58 KWD2.640	+175.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.36 SZL40.37	$8.32 KWD2.550	+252.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 SZL16.50	$0.53 KWD0.160	-45.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 SZL9.60	$0.33 KWD0.100	-41.8%
Average			+85.2%

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pay 19.6% more for groceries

	Swaziland	Kuwait
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 SZL13.14	$0.99 KWD0.300	+29.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 SZL78.77	$2.15 KWD0.660	-53.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 SZL69.57	$5.32 KWD1.630	+30.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.73 SZL29.54	$1.88 KWD0.580	+8.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.30 SZL39.30	$2.77 KWD0.850	+20.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.71 SZL12.06	$0.95 KWD0.290	+34.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 SZL5.81	$0.78 KWD0.240	+130.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.44 SZL7.44	$0.61 KWD0.190	+39.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 SZL11.02	$0.60 KWD0.180	-7.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 SZL8.19	$0.50 KWD0.150	+4.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 SZL9.97	$0.46 KWD0.140	-21.9%
Average			+19.6%

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pay 5.7% less for transportation

	Swaziland	Kuwait
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.52 SZL77.24	$1.33 KWD0.410	-70.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.25 SZL516.92	$43.22 KWD13.270	+42.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,285.48 SZL295,381.41	$20,235.14 KWD6,211.780	+17.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.50 SZL452.92	$23.22 KWD7.130	-12.4%
Average			-5.7%

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pay 99.7% more for housing

	Swaziland	Kuwait
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.81 SZL492.30	$27.12 KWD8.320	-5.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$266.51 SZL4,554.29	$802.93 KWD246.480	+201.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$187.26 SZL3,199.97	$600.40 KWD184.310	+220.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.22 SZL1,029.01	$49.82 KWD15.290	-17.3%
Average			+99.7%

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pay 72.5% more for childcare

	Swaziland	Kuwait
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$109.47 SZL1,870.75	$234.17 KWD71.890	+113.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,724.70 SZL80,737.58	$6,190.94 KWD1,900.490	+31.0%
Average			+72.5%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Swaziland	Kuwait
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.87 SZL32.00	$2.96 KWD0.910	+58.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 SZL33.74	$5.05 KWD1.550	+156.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 SZL45.78	$2.94 KWD0.900	+9.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.81 SZL492.30	$101.00 KWD31.010	+250.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 SZL64.00	$10.68 KWD3.280	+185.2%
Average			+132.0%

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pay 9.6% more for clothing

	Swaziland	Kuwait
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.08 SZL787.36	$38.78 KWD11.910	-15.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.01 SZL410.25	$37.81 KWD11.610	+57.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.90 SZL1,279.99	$84.62 KWD25.980	+13.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$84.51 SZL1,444.09	$70.86 KWD21.750	-16.2%
Average			+9.6%

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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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