Cost of living comparison

compared to

Kuwait vs. Colombia Cost of Living Summary

Kuwait is 50.7% more expensive than Colombia overall.

Restaurants: pay 9.4% more in Kuwait
Groceries: pay 13.6% more in Kuwait
Transportation: pay 23.1% more in Kuwait
Housing: pay 79.7% more in Kuwait
Childcare: pay 56.6% more in Kuwait
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in Kuwait
Clothing: pay 8.4% more in Kuwait

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

Kuwait vs. Colombia Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 9.4% more for restaurants

	Colombia	Kuwait
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.20 COP17,334.30	$7.72 KWD2.380	+83.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.62 COP27,313.08	$7.66 KWD2.360	+15.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 COP3,236.46	$0.55 KWD0.170	-29.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 COP2,456.48	$0.40 KWD0.120	-32.2%
Average			+9.4%

Colombia vs. Kuwait - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 13.6% more for groceries

	Colombia	Kuwait
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 COP5,245.93	$1.01 KWD0.310	-20.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.16 COP8,928.91	$2.23 KWD0.690	+3.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.88 COP16,009.89	$5.23 KWD1.610	+34.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 COP8,336.66	$2.36 KWD0.730	+16.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.19 COP9,029.53	$2.67 KWD0.820	+22.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 COP4,420.26	$0.97 KWD0.300	-9.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 COP1,876.24	$0.77 KWD0.240	+69.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.55 COP2,276.53	$0.63 KWD0.200	+15.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 COP1,887.06	$0.60 KWD0.190	+31.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 COP2,064.60	$0.46 KWD0.140	-7.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 COP1,868.44	$0.43 KWD0.130	-5.0%
Average			+13.6%

Colombia vs. Kuwait - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 23.1% more for transportation

	Colombia	Kuwait
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.05 COP12,598.73	$1.25 KWD0.390	-58.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.31 COP141,531.79	$48.77 KWD15.030	+42.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,642.99 COP72,780,176.46	$20,067.40 KWD6,183.170	+13.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.10 COP58,156.95	$27.53 KWD8.480	+95.3%
Average			+23.1%

Colombia vs. Kuwait - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 79.7% more for housing

	Colombia	Kuwait
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.88 COP94,369.61	$24.39 KWD7.510	+6.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$272.41 COP1,123,746.82	$767.09 KWD236.360	+181.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$235.87 COP973,004.09	$636.14 KWD196.010	+169.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.40 COP273,922.21	$40.50 KWD12.480	-39.0%
Average			+79.7%

Colombia vs. Kuwait - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 56.6% more for childcare

	Colombia	Kuwait
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$190.65 COP786,480.08	$345.62 KWD106.490	+81.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,364.51 COP18,004,323.25	$5,757.77 KWD1,774.080	+31.9%
Average			+56.6%

Colombia vs. Kuwait - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Colombia	Kuwait
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.15 COP4,759.97	$1.63 KWD0.500	+40.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.40 COP5,792.75	$4.77 KWD1.470	+239.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.09 COP8,632.52	$3.04 KWD0.940	+45.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.45 COP92,628.90	$89.30 KWD27.520	+297.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.65 COP15,072.76	$10.81 KWD3.330	+195.9%
Average			+163.9%

Colombia vs. Kuwait - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 8.4% more for clothing

	Colombia	Kuwait
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.02 COP214,592.13	$40.88 KWD12.600	-21.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.22 COP157,683.60	$46.73 KWD14.400	+22.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.60 COP336,633.07	$89.98 KWD27.720	+10.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.09 COP284,991.15	$84.70 KWD26.100	+22.6%
Average			+8.4%

Colombia vs. Kuwait - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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: February 2025

More cost comparisons

Colombia vs.

Ecuador

Colombia vs.

Canada

Colombia vs.

Russia

Colombia vs.

Thailand

Colombia vs.

Austria

Colombia vs.

Peru

Colombia vs.

Egypt

Colombia vs.

Germany

Share this

Compare by city

For example, try comparing the cost of living in Bogota vs. Kuwait City

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Colombia

Add prices for Kuwait

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Kuwait or Colombia. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.