Cost of living comparison

Kuwait City, Kuwait

compared to

Asmara, Eritrea

Asmara vs. Kuwait City Cost of Living Summary

Asmara is 54.8% more expensive than Kuwait City.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Asmara
Groceries: pay 72.3% more in Asmara
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Asmara
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Asmara
Childcare: pay 85.2% less in Asmara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.5% less in Asmara
Clothing: pay 64.0% more in Asmara

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

Asmara vs. Kuwait City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Kuwait City	Asmara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.75 KWD3.010	$18.14 ERN272.04	+85.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.13 KWD2.510	$5.99 ERN89.85	-26.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 KWD0.210	$1.83 ERN27.50	+174.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 KWD0.130	$1.33 ERN20.00	+220.0%
Average			+113.5%

Kuwait City vs. Asmara - Cost of restaurants

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pay 72.3% more for groceries

	Kuwait City	Asmara
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 KWD0.310	$0.50 ERN7.50	-50.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.63 KWD0.810	$1.50 ERN22.50	-42.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.77 KWD1.780	$6.14 ERN92.11	+6.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 KWD0.720	$4.52 ERN67.80	+92.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KWD0.900	$12.17 ERN182.57	+317.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.05 KWD0.320	$5.54 ERN83.16	+426.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 KWD0.260	$0.58 ERN8.69	-31.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 KWD0.240	$0.86 ERN12.85	+11.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 KWD0.220	$0.55 ERN8.32	-22.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KWD0.150	$0.80 ERN11.94	+61.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.38 KWD0.120	$0.48 ERN7.26	+27.0%
Average			+72.3%

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Kuwait City	Asmara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.28 KWD0.400	$8.83 ERN132.49	+588.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.77 KWD15.030	$8.00 ERN120.00	-83.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,111.30 KWD6,815.590	$66,666.00 ERN999,990.00	+201.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.26 KWD9.020	$5.73 ERN85.99	-80.4%
Average			+156.4%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Kuwait City	Asmara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.66 KWD8.220	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	+650.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$879.86 KWD271.210	$475.00 ERN7,125.00	-46.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$681.04 KWD209.920	$400.00 ERN6,000.00	-41.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.34 KWD12.740	$21.03 ERN315.44	-49.1%
Average			+128.4%

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pay 85.2% less for childcare

	Kuwait City	Asmara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$464.57 KWD143.200	$25.00 ERN375.00	-94.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,942.30 KWD2,139.890	$1,675.00 ERN25,125.00	-75.9%
Average			-85.2%

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pay 65.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Kuwait City	Asmara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.63 KWD0.500	$1.00 ERN15.00	-38.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.99 KWD1.850	$0.77 ERN11.58	-87.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.09 KWD0.950	$2.00 ERN30.00	-35.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$113.29 KWD34.920	$27.00 ERN405.00	-76.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.38 KWD3.510	$1.10 ERN16.50	-90.3%
Average			-65.5%

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pay 64.0% more for clothing

	Kuwait City	Asmara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.27 KWD13.030	$82.50 ERN1,237.50	+95.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.44 KWD15.850	$75.00 ERN1,125.00	+45.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.02 KWD28.670	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	+115.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.84 KWD29.230	$95.00 ERN1,425.00	+0.2%
Average			+64.0%

Kuwait City vs. Asmara - 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: April 2025

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