Cost of living comparison

Kuwait City, Kuwait

compared to

Nairobi, Kenya

Nairobi vs. Kuwait City Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 10.7% cheaper than Kuwait City.

Restaurants: pay 14.4% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 0.7% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 69.7% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 31.2% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 24.3% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.5% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 48.4% less in Nairobi

Expenses including clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Nairobi.

Nairobi vs. Kuwait City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.4% less for restaurants

	Kuwait City	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.75 KWD2.990	$3.85 KES497.85	-60.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.13 KWD2.490	$6.17 KES796.57	-24.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 KWD0.200	$0.66 KES85.62	-0.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 KWD0.130	$0.53 KES68.79	+27.8%
Average			-14.4%

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pay 0.7% less for groceries

	Kuwait City	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 KWD0.310	$0.56 KES72.11	-44.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.63 KWD0.810	$5.59 KES722.20	+112.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.77 KWD1.770	$3.35 KES433.02	-42.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 KWD0.720	$1.70 KES219.99	-27.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KWD0.900	$2.71 KES350.07	-7.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.05 KWD0.320	$1.26 KES163.27	+19.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 KWD0.260	$0.50 KES64.55	-40.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 KWD0.240	$0.87 KES112.89	+13.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 KWD0.220	$0.46 KES59.06	-36.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KWD0.150	$0.48 KES62.34	-2.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.38 KWD0.120	$0.56 KES71.87	+46.0%
Average			-0.7%

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pay 69.7% more for transportation

	Kuwait City	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.28 KWD0.390	$6.17 KES797.74	+381.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.77 KWD14.970	$30.83 KES3,982.83	-36.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,111.30 KWD6,785.520	$19,266.80 KES2,489,270.65	-12.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.26 KWD8.980	$13.87 KES1,792.27	-52.6%
Average			+69.7%

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pay 31.2% less for housing

	Kuwait City	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.66 KWD8.180	$39.39 KES5,089.54	+47.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$879.86 KWD270.010	$428.53 KES55,365.83	-51.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$681.04 KWD209.000	$166.44 KES21,503.47	-75.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.34 KWD12.680	$22.39 KES2,893.11	-45.8%
Average			-31.2%

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pay 24.3% less for childcare

	Kuwait City	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$464.57 KWD142.570	$166.67 KES21,534.37	-64.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,942.30 KWD2,130.450	$8,008.06 KES1,034,640.93	+15.4%
Average			-24.3%

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pay 25.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Kuwait City	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.63 KWD0.500	$2.31 KES298.71	+42.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.99 KWD1.840	$2.24 KES289.52	-62.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.09 KWD0.950	$3.08 KES398.28	-0.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$113.29 KWD34.770	$44.12 KES5,699.93	-61.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.38 KWD3.490	$6.17 KES796.57	-45.8%
Average			-25.5%

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pay 48.4% less for clothing

	Kuwait City	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.27 KWD12.970	$16.84 KES2,176.10	-60.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.44 KWD15.780	$22.95 KES2,965.00	-55.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.02 KWD28.540	$61.84 KES7,989.37	-33.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.84 KWD29.100	$52.50 KES6,783.22	-44.6%
Average			-48.4%

Kuwait City vs. Nairobi - 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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