Cost of living comparison

Delhi, India

compared to

As-salimiyah, Kuwait

As-salimiyah vs. Delhi Cost of Living Summary

As-salimiyah is 2.6 times more expensive than Delhi.

Restaurants: pay 81.8% more in As-salimiyah
Groceries: pay 78.6% more in As-salimiyah
Transportation: pay 4.3 times more in As-salimiyah
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in As-salimiyah
Childcare: pay 3.5 times more in As-salimiyah
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in As-salimiyah
Clothing: pay 62.9% more in As-salimiyah

The cost of transportation, childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries in As-salimiyah are more expensive than in Delhi. Notably, transportation, childcare, and housing are significantly more expensive in As-salimiyah.

As-salimiyah vs. Delhi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 81.8% more for restaurants

	Delhi	As-salimiyah
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.15 ₹354.80	$8.13 KWD2.510	+96.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.15 ₹354.80	$8.13 KWD2.510	+96.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₹41.76	$0.54 KWD0.170	+11.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.19 ₹15.88	$0.42 KWD0.130	+124.4%
Average			+81.8%

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pay 78.6% more for groceries

	Delhi	As-salimiyah
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 ₹46.88	$0.85 KWD0.260	+55.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.37 ₹202.92	$2.63 KWD0.810	+10.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.88 ₹246.07	$5.54 KWD1.710	+92.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.15 ₹98.52	$2.35 KWD0.720	+103.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.61 ₹137.95	$2.65 KWD0.820	+64.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.89 ₹76.24	$0.86 KWD0.270	-3.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 ₹29.60	$0.82 KWD0.250	+138.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 ₹39.55	$0.66 KWD0.200	+43.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 ₹24.60	$0.71 KWD0.220	+148.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.20 ₹16.93	$0.49 KWD0.150	+149.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 ₹19.56	$0.37 KWD0.110	+61.2%
Average			+78.6%

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pay 4.3 times more for transportation

	Delhi	As-salimiyah
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 ₹377.57	$1.15 KWD0.350	-74.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.85 ₹1,013.73	$48.77 KWD15.030	+311.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,221.28 ₹1,216,473.22	$16,258.31 KWD5,011.460	+14.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.49 ₹212.88	$29.26 KWD9.020	+1075.9%
Average			+332.0%

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Delhi	As-salimiyah
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.48 ₹725.15	$26.66 KWD8.220	+214.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$279.66 ₹23,921.96	$964.66 KWD297.350	+244.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$164.09 ₹14,036.29	$699.11 KWD215.490	+326.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.25 ₹3,956.29	$41.34 KWD12.740	-10.6%
Average			+193.7%

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

	Delhi	As-salimiyah
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.50 ₹7,912.71	$294.46 KWD90.760	+218.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,766.20 ₹151,079.22	$6,909.78 KWD2,129.870	+291.2%
Average			+254.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Delhi	As-salimiyah
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.37 ₹202.75	$1.63 KWD0.500	-31.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.43 ₹207.64	$4.88 KWD1.500	+100.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.15 ₹354.80	$3.09 KWD0.950	-25.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.31 ₹1,822.74	$113.81 KWD35.080	+434.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.92 ₹420.70	$11.38 KWD3.510	+131.4%
Average			+121.9%

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pay 62.9% more for clothing

	Delhi	As-salimiyah
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.25 ₹2,758.77	$42.27 KWD13.030	+31.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.29 ₹2,762.37	$51.44 KWD15.850	+59.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.15 ₹4,546.16	$83.46 KWD25.730	+57.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.86 ₹3,495.23	$83.46 KWD25.730	+104.3%
Average			+62.9%

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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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