Cost of living comparison

Kuwait City, Kuwait

compared to

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Addis Ababa vs. Kuwait City Cost of Living Summary

Addis Ababa is 65.4% more expensive than Kuwait City.

Restaurants: pay 5.9% less in Addis Ababa
Groceries: pay 41.4% more in Addis Ababa
Transportation: pay 31.6% more in Addis Ababa
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Addis Ababa
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in Addis Ababa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.2% less in Addis Ababa
Clothing: pay 25.8% more in Addis Ababa

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

Addis Ababa vs. Kuwait City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Kuwait City, you would:

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pay 5.9% less for restaurants

	Kuwait City	Addis Ababa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.75 KWD2.990	$6.00 ETB804.45	-38.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.13 KWD2.490	$6.24 ETB836.00	-23.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 KWD0.200	$0.78 ETB105.25	+17.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 KWD0.130	$0.50 ETB67.33	+20.5%
Average			-5.9%

Kuwait City vs. Addis Ababa - Cost of restaurants

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pay 41.4% more for groceries

	Kuwait City	Addis Ababa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 KWD0.310	$1.20 ETB161.10	+19.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.63 KWD0.810	$4.85 ETB650.73	+84.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.77 KWD1.770	$6.08 ETB814.99	+5.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 KWD0.720	$2.65 ETB355.19	+12.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KWD0.890	$5.65 ETB757.01	+93.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.05 KWD0.320	$3.30 ETB442.63	+213.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 KWD0.260	$0.51 ETB67.89	-39.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 KWD0.240	$1.08 ETB144.57	+40.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 KWD0.220	$0.39 ETB51.83	-45.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KWD0.150	$0.31 ETB41.73	-36.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.38 KWD0.120	$0.79 ETB106.48	+108.4%
Average			+41.4%

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pay 31.6% more for transportation

	Kuwait City	Addis Ababa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.28 KWD0.390	$4.88 ETB654.25	+280.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.77 KWD14.950	$10.00 ETB1,340.75	-79.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,111.30 KWD6,776.080	$25,000.00 ETB3,351,875.00	+13.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.26 KWD8.970	$3.67 ETB491.38	-87.5%
Average			+31.6%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Kuwait City	Addis Ababa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.66 KWD8.170	$171.17 ETB22,949.17	+541.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$879.86 KWD269.640	$645.10 ETB86,491.78	-26.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$681.04 KWD208.710	$422.74 ETB56,679.17	-37.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.34 KWD12.670	$124.84 ETB16,737.69	+202.0%
Average			+169.8%

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	Kuwait City	Addis Ababa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$464.57 KWD142.370	$81.47 ETB10,923.53	-82.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,942.30 KWD2,127.490	$43,916.67 ETB5,888,127.08	+532.6%
Average			+225.1%

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pay 30.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Kuwait City	Addis Ababa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.63 KWD0.500	$1.00 ETB134.07	-38.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.99 KWD1.830	$1.15 ETB154.15	-80.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.09 KWD0.950	$4.00 ETB536.30	+29.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$113.29 KWD34.720	$90.59 ETB12,146.52	-20.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.38 KWD3.490	$6.70 ETB898.30	-41.1%
Average			-30.2%

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pay 25.8% more for clothing

	Kuwait City	Addis Ababa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.27 KWD12.950	$48.33 ETB6,480.29	+14.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.44 KWD15.760	$75.17 ETB10,077.97	+46.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.02 KWD28.500	$108.84 ETB14,593.09	+17.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.84 KWD29.060	$119.32 ETB15,998.06	+25.8%
Average			+25.8%

Kuwait City vs. Addis Ababa - 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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