Cost of living comparison

Kuwait City, Kuwait

compared to

Bridgetown, Barbados

Bridgetown vs. Kuwait City Cost of Living Summary

Bridgetown is 65.9% more expensive than Kuwait City.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Bridgetown
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Bridgetown
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Bridgetown
Housing: pay 20.8% more in Bridgetown
Childcare: pay 27.2% less in Bridgetown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.3% more in Bridgetown
Clothing: pay 36.0% more in Bridgetown

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

Bridgetown vs. Kuwait City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Kuwait City	Bridgetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.75 KWD3.000	$20.00 BBD40.00	+105.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.13 KWD2.500	$9.25 BBD18.50	+13.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 KWD0.210	$1.50 BBD3.00	+124.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 KWD0.130	$1.29 BBD2.58	+210.0%
Average			+113.4%

Kuwait City vs. Bridgetown - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Kuwait City	Bridgetown
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 KWD0.310	$2.78 BBD5.56	+177.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.63 KWD0.810	$14.65 BBD29.29	+457.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.77 KWD1.780	$14.67 BBD29.34	+154.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 KWD0.720	$5.18 BBD10.36	+120.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KWD0.900	$4.76 BBD9.53	+63.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.05 KWD0.320	$1.70 BBD3.41	+61.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 KWD0.260	$1.19 BBD2.37	+41.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 KWD0.240	$1.67 BBD3.34	+117.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 KWD0.220	$1.66 BBD3.31	+131.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KWD0.150	$1.10 BBD2.20	+123.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.38 KWD0.120	$1.50 BBD3.00	+293.1%
Average			+158.3%

Kuwait City vs. Bridgetown - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Kuwait City	Bridgetown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.28 KWD0.390	$7.93 BBD15.85	+517.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.77 KWD15.000	$27.00 BBD54.00	-44.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,111.30 KWD6,801.110	$35,000.00 BBD70,000.00	+58.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.26 KWD9.000	$25.50 BBD51.00	-12.9%
Average			+129.6%

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pay 20.8% more for housing

	Kuwait City	Bridgetown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.66 KWD8.200	$49.00 BBD98.00	+83.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$879.86 KWD270.630	$590.00 BBD1,180.00	-32.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$681.04 KWD209.480	$480.00 BBD960.00	-29.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.34 KWD12.710	$66.91 BBD133.82	+61.9%
Average			+20.8%

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pay 27.2% less for childcare

	Kuwait City	Bridgetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$464.57 KWD142.890	$241.67 BBD483.33	-48.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,942.30 KWD2,135.350	$6,500.00 BBD13,000.00	-6.4%
Average			-27.2%

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pay 30.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Kuwait City	Bridgetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.63 KWD0.500	$2.50 BBD5.00	+53.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.99 KWD1.840	$4.87 BBD9.74	-18.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.09 KWD0.950	$8.00 BBD16.00	+159.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$113.29 KWD34.850	$73.75 BBD147.50	-34.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.38 KWD3.500	$10.50 BBD21.00	-7.7%
Average			+30.3%

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pay 36.0% more for clothing

	Kuwait City	Bridgetown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.27 KWD13.000	$72.50 BBD145.00	+71.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.44 KWD15.820	$55.00 BBD110.00	+6.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.02 KWD28.610	$134.38 BBD268.75	+44.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.84 KWD29.170	$115.00 BBD230.00	+21.3%
Average			+36.0%

Kuwait City vs. Bridgetown - 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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