Cost of living comparison

 Budapest, Hungary
compared to
 Kuwait City, Kuwait
Kuwait City vs. Budapest Cost of Living Summary

Kuwait City is 8.3% more expensive than Budapest.

Restaurants
pay 31.3% less in Kuwait City
Groceries
pay 3.2% less in Kuwait City
Transportation
pay 37.7% more in Kuwait City
Housing
pay 16.7% more in Kuwait City
Childcare
pay 12.3% less in Kuwait City
Entertainment and Sports
pay 48.9% more in Kuwait City
Clothing
pay 1.3% more in Kuwait City

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

Kuwait City vs. Budapest Cost Breakdown

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

pay 31.3% less for restaurants

 
Budapest
Kuwait City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.52
HUF3,667.58
$9.75
KWD2.990
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.89
HUF2,750.68
$8.13
KWD2.490
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.53
HUF531.78
$0.67
KWD0.200

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pay 3.2% less for groceries

 
Budapest
Kuwait City
Bread
1 loaf
$1.48
HUF516.01
$1.00
KWD0.310
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.42
HUF1,539.24
$2.63
KWD0.800
Milk (1 gallon) $3.98
HUF1,387.06
$5.77
KWD1.770

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pay 37.7% more for transportation

 
Budapest
Kuwait City
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.17
HUF2,151.42
$1.28
KWD0.390
Monthly public transit pass $23.54
HUF8,206.21
$48.77
KWD14.940
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,962.74
HUF9,398,169.82
$22,111.30
KWD6,770.720

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pay 16.7% more for housing

 
Budapest
Kuwait City
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$17.98
HUF6,268.66
$26.66
KWD8.160
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $642.83
HUF224,065.82
$879.86
KWD269.420
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $478.04
HUF166,626.44
$681.04
KWD208.540

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pay 12.3% less for childcare

 
Budapest
Kuwait City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $423.92
HUF147,761.09
$464.57
KWD142.260
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,554.11
HUF3,678,756.10
$6,942.30
KWD2,125.810

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pay 48.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Budapest
Kuwait City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.63
HUF916.89
$1.63
KWD0.500
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.37
HUF827.30
$5.99
KWD1.830
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.98
HUF2,085.94
$3.09
KWD0.950

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pay 1.3% more for clothing

 
Budapest
Kuwait City
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$74.81
HUF26,075.90
$42.27
KWD12.940
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$36.73
HUF12,802.06
$51.44
KWD15.750
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$86.74
HUF30,232.49
$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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