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Kuwait vs. Chad Cost of Living Summary

Kuwait is 2.2 times more expensive than Chad overall.

Restaurants: pay 1.4% less in Kuwait
Groceries: pay 3.9% less in Kuwait
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Kuwait
Housing: pay 10.9% more in Kuwait
Childcare: pay 6.6 times more in Kuwait
Entertainment and Sports: pay 86.4% more in Kuwait
Clothing: pay 12.7% more in Kuwait

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

Kuwait vs. Chad Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kuwait instead of Chad, you would:

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pay 1.4% less for restaurants

	Chad	Kuwait
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.17 FCFA5,226	$7.72 KWD2.380	-5.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.29 FCFA2,742	$7.66 KWD2.360	+78.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.90 FCFA577	$0.55 KWD0.170	-38.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 FCFA433	$0.40 KWD0.120	-40.3%
Average			-1.4%

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pay 3.9% less for groceries

	Chad	Kuwait
Bread 1 loaf	$0.33 FCFA209	$1.01 KWD0.310	+209.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.63 FCFA1,045	$2.23 KWD0.690	+36.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.03 FCFA7,056	$5.23 KWD1.610	-52.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.16 FCFA1,385	$2.36 KWD0.730	+8.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.96 FCFA1,896	$2.67 KWD0.820	-9.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,422	$0.97 KWD0.300	-56.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 FCFA499	$0.77 KWD0.240	-1.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.73 FCFA1,106	$0.63 KWD0.200	-63.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 FCFA680	$0.60 KWD0.190	-43.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA442	$0.46 KWD0.140	-32.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA442	$0.43 KWD0.130	-37.8%
Average			-3.9%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Chad	Kuwait
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.92 FCFA2,508	$1.25 KWD0.390	-68.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$81.69 FCFA52,258	$48.77 KWD15.030	-40.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,273.85 FCFA7,211,628	$20,067.40 KWD6,184.090	+78.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.68 FCFA2,352	$27.53 KWD8.490	+649.0%
Average			+154.7%

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pay 10.9% more for housing

	Chad	Kuwait
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$190.62 FCFA121,936	$24.39 KWD7.520	-87.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,386.33 FCFA886,805	$767.09 KWD236.390	-44.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$179.73 FCFA114,968	$636.14 KWD196.040	+253.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$187.42 FCFA119,886	$40.50 KWD12.480	-78.4%
Average			+10.9%

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pay 6.6 times more for childcare

	Chad	Kuwait
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$35.95 FCFA22,994	$345.62 KWD106.510	+861.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,633.89 FCFA1,045,163	$5,757.77 KWD1,774.350	+252.4%
Average			+557.0%

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pay 86.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Chad	Kuwait
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.23 FCFA784	$1.63 KWD0.500	+32.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	??	$4.77 KWD1.470
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$0.94 FCFA601	$3.04 KWD0.940	+223.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$130.71 FCFA83,613	$89.30 KWD27.520	-31.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.90 FCFA3,135	$10.81 KWD3.330	+120.6%
Average			+86.4%

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pay 12.7% more for clothing

	Chad	Kuwait
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.68 FCFA20,903	$40.88 KWD12.600	+25.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.27 FCFA39,194	$46.73 KWD14.400	-23.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.10 FCFA33,968	$89.98 KWD27.730	+69.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.20 FCFA67,936	$84.70 KWD26.100	-20.2%
Average			+12.7%

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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: January 2025

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