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Kuwait City vs. Tirana Cost of Living Summary

Kuwait City is 2.1% cheaper than Tirana.

Restaurants: pay 41.8% less in Kuwait City
Groceries: pay 13.9% less in Kuwait City
Transportation: pay 5.2% less in Kuwait City
Housing: pay 13.1% more in Kuwait City
Childcare: pay 13.1% more in Kuwait City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.6% more in Kuwait City
Clothing: pay 31.5% less in Kuwait City

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

Kuwait City vs. Tirana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Tirana, you would:

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pay 41.8% less for restaurants

	Tirana	Kuwait City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.05 ALL1,004	$11.45 KWD3.510	-5.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.05 ALL1,004	$9.48 KWD2.910	-21.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 ALL170	$0.56 KWD0.170	-72.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 ALL86	$0.33 KWD0.100	-68.5%
Average			-41.8%

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pay 13.9% less for groceries

	Tirana	Kuwait City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.15 ALL96	$1.32 KWD0.410	+14.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.73 ALL561	$2.68 KWD0.820	-60.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.27 ALL689	$5.98 KWD1.840	-27.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.21 ALL351	$1.95 KWD0.600	-53.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.67 ALL306	$3.21 KWD0.980	-12.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.77 ALL64	$1.06 KWD0.320	+37.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.27 ALL106	$0.88 KWD0.270	-30.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 ALL81	$0.77 KWD0.240	-21.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 ALL73	$0.78 KWD0.240	-11.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 ALL51	$0.60 KWD0.180	-1.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 ALL50	$0.68 KWD0.210	+13.4%
Average			-13.9%

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pay 5.2% less for transportation

	Tirana	Kuwait City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.19 ALL682	$1.35 KWD0.420	-83.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.28 ALL1,606	$44.15 KWD13.550	+129.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,989.79 ALL2,913,578	$21,257.11 KWD6,525.510	-39.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.54 ALL2,710	$23.71 KWD7.280	-27.1%
Average			-5.2%

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pay 13.1% more for housing

	Tirana	Kuwait City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.93 ALL1,576	$29.07 KWD8.920	+53.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$838.35 ALL69,809	$923.87 KWD283.610	+10.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$548.59 ALL45,681	$704.38 KWD216.230	+28.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$87.73 ALL7,305	$52.86 KWD16.230	-39.8%
Average			+13.1%

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pay 13.1% more for childcare

	Tirana	Kuwait City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$312.88 ALL26,053	$306.59 KWD94.120	-2.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,810.16 ALL483,808	$7,442.33 KWD2,284.650	+28.1%
Average			+13.1%

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pay 51.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Tirana	Kuwait City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.01 ALL251	$3.27 KWD1.000	+8.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.11 ALL175	$5.74 KWD1.760	+172.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.46 ALL371	$2.94 KWD0.900	-34.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.65 ALL4,884	$108.17 KWD33.210	+84.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.04 ALL753	$11.45 KWD3.510	+26.6%
Average			+51.6%

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pay 31.5% less for clothing

	Tirana	Kuwait City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.30 ALL5,687	$39.65 KWD12.170	-41.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.45 ALL3,951	$38.70 KWD11.880	-18.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.71 ALL8,969	$85.03 KWD26.100	-21.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.74 ALL10,970	$72.67 KWD22.310	-44.8%
Average			-31.5%

Tirana vs. Kuwait City - 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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