Cost of living comparison

Caracas, Venezuela

compared to

Kuwait City, Kuwait

Kuwait City vs. Caracas Cost of Living Summary

Kuwait City is 48.3% more expensive than Caracas.

Restaurants: pay 49.4% less in Kuwait City
Groceries: pay 28.7% less in Kuwait City
Transportation: pay 5.6% more in Kuwait City
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Kuwait City
Childcare: pay 3.1 times more in Kuwait City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.2% more in Kuwait City
Clothing: pay 3.7% less in Kuwait City

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

Kuwait City vs. Caracas Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 49.4% less for restaurants

	Caracas	Kuwait City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00 VEF149.62	$9.75 KWD2.990	-35.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00 VEF119.69	$8.13 KWD2.490	-32.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.78 VEF17.78	$0.67 KWD0.200	-62.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 VEF12.84	$0.42 KWD0.130	-67.6%
Average			-49.4%

Caracas vs. Kuwait City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 28.7% less for groceries

	Caracas	Kuwait City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.17 VEF21.64	$1.00 KWD0.310	-53.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 VEF48.61	$2.63 KWD0.810	-46.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.73 VEF77.06	$5.77 KWD1.770	-25.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.03 VEF30.26	$2.35 KWD0.720	-22.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.24 VEF32.36	$2.92 KWD0.900	-10.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.55 VEF25.43	$1.05 KWD0.320	-58.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 VEF6.56	$0.84 KWD0.260	+27.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 VEF8.97	$0.77 KWD0.240	-14.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 VEF7.51	$0.71 KWD0.220	-5.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 VEF10.04	$0.49 KWD0.150	-51.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.87 VEF8.69	$0.38 KWD0.120	-56.3%
Average			-28.7%

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pay 5.6% more for transportation

	Caracas	Kuwait City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.89 VEF18.88	$1.28 KWD0.390	-32.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00 VEF299.24	$48.77 KWD14.970	+62.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,000.00 VEF319,184.03	$22,111.30 KWD6,785.520	-30.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.80 VEF237.39	$29.26 KWD8.980	+23.0%
Average			+5.6%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Caracas	Kuwait City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.22 VEF371.27	$26.66 KWD8.180	-28.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$394.44 VEF3,934.39	$879.86 KWD270.010	+123.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$366.67 VEF3,657.32	$681.04 KWD209.000	+85.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$7.90 VEF78.82	$41.34 KWD12.680	+423.1%
Average			+150.9%

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

	Caracas	Kuwait City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$98.67 VEF984.15	$464.57 KWD142.570	+370.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,720.00 VEF47,079.64	$6,942.30 KWD2,130.450	+47.1%
Average			+209.0%

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pay 54.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Caracas	Kuwait City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 VEF14.96	$1.63 KWD0.500	+8.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.72 VEF27.12	$5.99 KWD1.840	+120.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.25 VEF32.42	$3.09 KWD0.950	-5.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.88 VEF716.92	$113.29 KWD34.770	+57.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.00 VEF59.85	$11.38 KWD3.490	+89.7%
Average			+54.2%

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pay 3.7% less for clothing

	Caracas	Kuwait City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.00 VEF598.47	$42.27 KWD12.970	-29.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.33 VEF432.23	$51.44 KWD15.780	+18.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.12 VEF1,128.37	$93.02 KWD28.540	-17.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.33 VEF831.21	$94.84 KWD29.100	+13.8%
Average			-3.7%

Caracas vs. Kuwait City - 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: June 2025

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