Cost of living comparison

 Delhi, India
compared to
 Kuwait City, Kuwait
Kuwait City vs. Delhi Cost of Living Summary

Kuwait City is 2.8 times more expensive than Delhi.

Restaurants
pay 98.1% more in Kuwait City
Groceries
pay 88.2% more in Kuwait City
Transportation
pay 4.4 times more in Kuwait City
Housing
pay 2.8 times more in Kuwait City
Childcare
pay 4.5 times more in Kuwait City
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.3 times more in Kuwait City
Clothing
pay 74.4% more in Kuwait City

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

Kuwait City vs. Delhi Cost Breakdown

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

pay 98.1% more for restaurants

 
Delhi
Kuwait City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.15
₹356.02
$9.75
KWD2.980
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.15
₹356.02
$8.13
KWD2.490
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.49
₹41.90
$0.67
KWD0.200

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pay 88.2% more for groceries

 
Delhi
Kuwait City
Bread
1 loaf
$0.55
₹47.04
$1.00
KWD0.310
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.37
₹203.62
$2.63
KWD0.800
Milk (1 gallon) $2.88
₹246.91
$5.77
KWD1.770

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pay 4.4 times more for transportation

 
Delhi
Kuwait City
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.41
₹378.86
$1.28
KWD0.390
Monthly public transit pass $11.85
₹1,017.20
$48.77
KWD14.920
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $14,221.28
₹1,220,638.73
$22,111.30
KWD6,761.640

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

 
Delhi
Kuwait City
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$8.48
₹727.63
$26.66
KWD8.150
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $279.66
₹24,003.88
$879.86
KWD269.060
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $164.09
₹14,084.36
$681.04
KWD208.260

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pay 4.5 times more for childcare

 
Delhi
Kuwait City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $92.50
₹7,939.80
$464.57
KWD142.060
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,766.20
₹151,596.55
$6,942.30
KWD2,122.960

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Delhi
Kuwait City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.37
₹203.44
$1.63
KWD0.500
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.43
₹208.35
$5.99
KWD1.830
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.15
₹356.02
$3.09
KWD0.940

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pay 74.4% more for clothing

 
Delhi
Kuwait City
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$32.25
₹2,768.22
$42.27
KWD12.930
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$32.29
₹2,771.82
$51.44
KWD15.730
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$53.15
₹4,561.73
$93.02
KWD28.440

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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: July 2025
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