Cost of living comparison

Canberra, Australia

compared to

As-salimiyah, Kuwait

As-salimiyah vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

As-salimiyah is 45.9% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 59.8% less in As-salimiyah
Groceries: pay 50.9% less in As-salimiyah
Transportation: pay 28.8% less in As-salimiyah
Housing: pay 58.2% less in As-salimiyah
Childcare: pay 68.2% less in As-salimiyah
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.1% less in As-salimiyah
Clothing: pay 39.0% less in As-salimiyah

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, groceries, clothing, and transportation are lower in As-salimiyah.

As-salimiyah vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in As-salimiyah instead of Canberra, you would:

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pay 59.8% less for restaurants

	Canberra	As-salimiyah
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.77 A$31.38	$8.13 KWD2.510	-58.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.89 A$15.69	$8.13 KWD2.510	-17.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.76 A$4.39	$0.54 KWD0.170	-80.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.32 A$3.68	$0.42 KWD0.130	-82.0%
Average			-59.8%

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pay 50.9% less for groceries

	Canberra	As-salimiyah
Bread 1 loaf	$2.59 A$4.10	$0.85 KWD0.260	-66.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 A$8.56	$2.63 KWD0.810	-51.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.59 A$10.46	$5.54 KWD1.710	-15.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.63 A$7.35	$2.35 KWD0.720	-49.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.12 A$6.54	$2.65 KWD0.820	-35.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.62 A$2.57	$0.86 KWD0.270	-46.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34 A$2.13	$0.82 KWD0.250	-38.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.57 A$2.49	$0.66 KWD0.200	-57.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 A$3.91	$0.71 KWD0.220	-71.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 A$1.98	$0.49 KWD0.150	-60.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 A$1.77	$0.37 KWD0.110	-66.9%
Average			-50.9%

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pay 28.8% less for transportation

	Canberra	As-salimiyah
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.07 A$8.05	$1.15 KWD0.350	-77.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$118.63 A$188.26	$48.77 KWD15.030	-58.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,276.08 A$46,462.61	$16,258.31 KWD5,011.460	-44.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.66 A$28.03	$29.26 KWD9.020	+65.7%
Average			-28.8%

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pay 58.2% less for housing

	Canberra	As-salimiyah
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.39 A$103.78	$26.66 KWD8.220	-59.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,783.31 A$2,830.20	$964.66 KWD297.350	-45.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,413.05 A$2,242.57	$699.11 KWD215.490	-50.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$183.02 A$290.46	$41.34 KWD12.740	-77.4%
Average			-58.2%

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pay 68.2% less for childcare

	Canberra	As-salimiyah
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,847.17 A$2,931.55	$294.46 KWD90.760	-84.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,503.36 A$23,017.56	$6,909.78 KWD2,129.870	-52.4%
Average			-68.2%

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pay 16.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	As-salimiyah
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.25 A$11.51	$1.63 KWD0.500	-77.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.68 A$5.84	$4.88 KWD1.500	+32.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$26.36 A$41.84	$3.09 KWD0.950	-88.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.69 A$104.25	$113.81 KWD35.080	+73.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.33 A$22.75	$11.38 KWD3.510	-20.6%
Average			-16.1%

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pay 39.0% less for clothing

	Canberra	As-salimiyah
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.77 A$137.71	$42.27 KWD13.030	-51.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$72.18 A$114.56	$51.44 KWD15.850	-28.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.51 A$189.67	$83.46 KWD25.730	-30.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$154.17 A$244.68	$83.46 KWD25.730	-45.9%
Average			-39.0%

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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: March 2025

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