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Kuwait vs. Syria Cost of Living Summary

Kuwait is 2.2 times more expensive than Syria overall.

Restaurants: pay 10.2% more in Kuwait
Groceries: pay 33.0% more in Kuwait
Transportation: pay 95.1% more in Kuwait
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Kuwait
Childcare: pay 3.9 times more in Kuwait
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.5 times more in Kuwait
Clothing: pay 6.9% more in Kuwait

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

Kuwait vs. Syria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.2% more for restaurants

	Syria	Kuwait
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.33 SYP69,344	$8.58 KWD2.640	+61.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.50 SYP58,509	$8.32 KWD2.550	+84.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 SYP14,747	$0.53 KWD0.160	-53.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 SYP8,862	$0.33 KWD0.100	-52.0%
Average			+10.2%

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pay 33.0% more for groceries

	Syria	Kuwait
Bread 1 loaf	$0.64 SYP8,333	$0.99 KWD0.300	+54.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.85 SYP24,087	$2.15 KWD0.660	+16.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.81 SYP49,537	$5.32 KWD1.630	+39.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 SYP25,252	$1.88 KWD0.580	-3.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.09 SYP40,163	$2.77 KWD0.850	-10.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.63 SYP8,224	$0.95 KWD0.290	+50.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 SYP10,067	$0.78 KWD0.240	+1.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 SYP7,896	$0.61 KWD0.190
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 SYP4,046	$0.60 KWD0.180	+92.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 SYP4,002	$0.50 KWD0.150	+62.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.36 SYP4,700	$0.46 KWD0.140	+26.1%
Average			+33.0%

Syria vs. Kuwait - Cost of groceries

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pay 95.1% more for transportation

	Syria	Kuwait
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.09 SYP105,151	$1.33 KWD0.410	-83.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 SYP130,020	$43.22 KWD13.270	+332.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,287.91 SYP250,781,375	$20,235.14 KWD6,211.780	+4.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.24 SYP133,081	$23.22 KWD7.130	+126.9%
Average			+95.1%

Syria vs. Kuwait - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Syria	Kuwait
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.76 SYP529,986	$27.12 KWD8.320	-33.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$193.35 SYP2,513,935	$802.93 KWD246.480	+315.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$112.97 SYP1,468,810	$600.40 KWD184.310	+431.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.74 SYP815,767	$49.82 KWD15.290	-20.6%
Average			+173.2%

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pay 3.9 times more for childcare

	Syria	Kuwait
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$46.24 SYP601,162	$234.17 KWD71.890	+406.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,185.71 SYP28,418,614	$6,190.94 KWD1,900.490	+183.2%
Average			+294.9%

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pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Syria	Kuwait
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.89 SYP50,556	$2.96 KWD0.910	-23.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.30 SYP16,874	$5.05 KWD1.550	+289.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.08 SYP40,090	$2.94 KWD0.900	-4.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.64 SYP177,324	$101.00 KWD31.010	+640.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.36 SYP30,671	$10.68 KWD3.280	+352.7%
Average			+250.9%

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pay 6.9% more for clothing

	Syria	Kuwait
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$30.17 SYP392,267	$38.78 KWD11.910	+28.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.77 SYP556,062	$37.81 KWD11.610	-11.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.57 SYP917,567	$84.62 KWD25.980	+19.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.17 SYP1,016,375	$70.86 KWD21.750	-9.4%
Average			+6.9%

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