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Kuwait vs. Tonga Cost of Living Summary

Kuwait is 2.9 times more expensive than Tonga overall.

Restaurants: pay 46.2% less in Kuwait
Groceries: pay 39.4% less in Kuwait
Transportation: pay 50.1% more in Kuwait
Housing: pay 38.1% less in Kuwait
Childcare: pay 13.2 times more in Kuwait
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.4% more in Kuwait
Clothing: pay 2.8 times more in Kuwait

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

Kuwait vs. Tonga Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.2% less for restaurants

	Tonga	Kuwait
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.31 TOP20.00	$8.58 KWD2.640	+3.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.38 TOP25.00	$8.32 KWD2.550	-19.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.84 TOP6.83	$0.53 KWD0.160	-81.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 TOP5.92	$0.33 KWD0.100	-86.7%
Average			-46.2%

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pay 39.4% less for groceries

	Tonga	Kuwait
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 TOP2.50	$0.99 KWD0.300	-4.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.50 TOP10.83	$2.15 KWD0.660	-52.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.92 TOP14.26	$5.32 KWD1.630	-10.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.09 TOP12.27	$1.88 KWD0.580	-63.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.67 TOP6.43	$2.77 KWD0.850	+3.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 TOP3.02	$0.95 KWD0.290	-24.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.26 TOP3.02	$0.78 KWD0.240	-37.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 TOP3.18	$0.61 KWD0.190	-54.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 TOP4.08	$0.60 KWD0.180	-64.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 TOP3.48	$0.50 KWD0.150	-65.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.19 TOP2.87	$0.46 KWD0.140	-61.8%
Average			-39.4%

Tonga vs. Kuwait - Cost of groceries

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pay 50.1% more for transportation

	Tonga	Kuwait
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.50 TOP13.25	$1.33 KWD0.410	-75.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.53 TOP100.00	$43.22 KWD13.270	+4.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,814.53 TOP14,000.00	$20,235.14 KWD6,211.780	+248.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.69 TOP45.00	$23.22 KWD7.130	+24.2%
Average			+50.1%

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pay 38.1% less for housing

	Tonga	Kuwait
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$124.60 TOP300.00	$27.12 KWD8.320	-78.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$622.99 TOP1,500.00	$802.93 KWD246.480	+28.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$600.40 KWD184.310
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.92 TOP344.12	$49.82 KWD15.290	-65.1%
Average			-38.1%

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pay 13.2 times more for childcare

	Tonga	Kuwait
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$157.82 TOP380.00	$234.17 KWD71.890	+48.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$249.19 TOP600.00	$6,190.94 KWD1,900.490	+2384.4%
Average			+1216.4%

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pay 28.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Tonga	Kuwait
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.32 TOP8.00	$2.96 KWD0.910	-10.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 TOP7.00	$5.05 KWD1.550	+73.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.18 TOP24.50	$2.94 KWD0.900	-71.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.15 TOP75.00	$101.00 KWD31.010	+224.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$41.53 TOP100.00	$10.68 KWD3.280	-74.3%
Average			+28.4%

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pay 2.8 times more for clothing

	Tonga	Kuwait
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.54 TOP35.00	$38.78 KWD11.910	+166.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.65 TOP42.50	$37.81 KWD11.610	+114.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.77 TOP50.00	$84.62 KWD25.980	+307.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$29.07 TOP70.00	$70.86 KWD21.750	+143.7%
Average			+183.1%

Tonga 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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