Cost of living comparison

 Bujumbura, Burundi
compared to
 Kuwait City, Kuwait
Kuwait City vs. Bujumbura Cost of Living Summary

Kuwait City is 2.8 times more expensive than Bujumbura.

Restaurants
pay 2.4 times more in Kuwait City
Groceries
pay 51.5% more in Kuwait City
Housing
pay 6.2 times more in Kuwait City
Childcare
pay 2.5 times more in Kuwait City
Entertainment and Sports
pay 54.1% more in Kuwait City

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

Kuwait City vs. Bujumbura Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

 
Bujumbura
Kuwait City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.84
BIF5,408
$9.75
KWD2.990
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$3.69
BIF10,864
$8.13
KWD2.490
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.49
BIF1,449
$0.67
KWD0.200

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pay 51.5% more for groceries

 
Bujumbura
Kuwait City
Bread
1 loaf
$0.73
BIF2,140
$1.00
KWD0.310
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.06
BIF17,836
$2.63
KWD0.800
Milk (1 gallon) $2.75
BIF8,098
$5.77
KWD1.770

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Bujumbura
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 6.2 times more for housing

 
Bujumbura
Kuwait City
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $26.66
KWD8.160
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $289.31
BIF851,141
$879.86
KWD269.420
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $73.09
BIF215,036
$681.04
KWD208.540

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

 
Bujumbura
Kuwait City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $105.93
BIF311,642
$464.57
KWD142.260
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,592.87
BIF31,164,231
$6,942.30
KWD2,125.810

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pay 54.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Bujumbura
Kuwait City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.23
BIF3,621
$1.63
KWD0.500
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.95
BIF8,691
$5.99
KWD1.830
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.43
BIF7,135
$3.09
KWD0.950

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Bujumbura
Kuwait City
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $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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