Cost of living comparison

 Avarua, Cook Islands
compared to
 Kuwait City, Kuwait
Kuwait City vs. Avarua Cost of Living Summary

Kuwait City is 29.9% more expensive than Avarua.

Restaurants
pay 52.7% less in Kuwait City
Groceries
pay 45.7% less in Kuwait City
Housing
pay 3.5 times more in Kuwait City
Entertainment and Sports
pay 1.7% more in Kuwait City
Clothing
pay 3.8% less in Kuwait City

The cost of housing and entertainment and sports in Kuwait City are more expensive than in Avarua. Expenses including restaurants, groceries, and clothing are lower in Kuwait City. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Kuwait City.

Kuwait City vs. Avarua Cost Breakdown

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

pay 52.7% less for restaurants

 
Avarua
Kuwait City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $9.75
KWD2.990
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.96
NZ$14.89
$8.13
KWD2.490
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.39
NZ$3.97
$0.67
KWD0.200

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pay 45.7% less for groceries

 
Avarua
Kuwait City
Bread
1 loaf
$3.52
NZ$5.85
$1.00
KWD0.310
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.97
NZ$9.92
$2.63
KWD0.800
Milk (1 gallon) $6.78
NZ$11.27
$5.77
KWD1.770

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Avarua
Kuwait City
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $1.28
KWD0.390
Monthly public transit pass ?? $48.77
KWD14.940
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $22,111.30
KWD6,770.720

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pay 3.5 times more for housing

 
Avarua
Kuwait City
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $26.66
KWD8.160
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $155.28
NZ$258.01
$879.86
KWD269.420
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $155.28
NZ$258.01
$681.04
KWD208.540

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Avarua
Kuwait City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $464.57
KWD142.260
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $6,942.30
KWD2,125.810

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pay 1.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Avarua
Kuwait City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.48
NZ$7.44
$1.63
KWD0.500
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.58
NZ$5.95
$5.99
KWD1.830
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $3.09
KWD0.950

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pay 3.8% less for clothing

 
Avarua
Kuwait City
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$66.89
NZ$111.14
$42.27
KWD12.940
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $51.44
KWD15.750
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $93.02
KWD28.480

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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: June 2025
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