Cost of living comparison

Kuwait

compared to

Ottawa, Canada

Ottawa vs. Kuwait Cost of Living Summary

Ottawa is 2.2 times more expensive than Kuwait overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Ottawa
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Ottawa
Transportation: pay 77.7% more in Ottawa
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Ottawa
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in Ottawa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Ottawa
Clothing: pay 18.6% more in Ottawa

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

Ottawa vs. Kuwait Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ottawa instead of Kuwait, you would:

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Kuwait	Ottawa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.72 KWD2.370	$17.96 CA$25.85	+132.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.66 KWD2.350	$10.78 CA$15.51	+40.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KWD0.170	$2.17 CA$3.12	+292.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 KWD0.120	$1.53 CA$2.20	+279.3%
Average			+186.4%

Kuwait vs. Ottawa - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Kuwait	Ottawa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.01 KWD0.310	$2.65 CA$3.81	+162.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.23 KWD0.680	$6.28 CA$9.04	+181.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.23 KWD1.610	$9.92 CA$14.28	+89.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.36 KWD0.720	$3.31 CA$4.77	+40.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.67 KWD0.820	$5.89 CA$8.47	+120.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 KWD0.300	$1.93 CA$2.78	+100.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 KWD0.240	$0.64 CA$0.92	-17.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 KWD0.190	$1.44 CA$2.08	+127.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 KWD0.180	$1.69 CA$2.43	+180.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KWD0.140	$1.20 CA$1.73	+158.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 KWD0.130	$1.31 CA$1.88	+203.6%
Average			+122.5%

Kuwait vs. Ottawa - Cost of groceries

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pay 77.7% more for transportation

	Kuwait	Ottawa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.25 KWD0.380	$4.15 CA$5.97	+231.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.77 KWD14.970	$92.50 CA$133.11	+89.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,067.40 KWD6,159.950	$24,412.64 CA$35,128.57	+21.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.53 KWD8.450	$18.80 CA$27.05	-31.7%
Average			+77.7%

Kuwait vs. Ottawa - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Kuwait	Ottawa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.39 KWD7.490	$50.21 CA$72.26	+105.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$767.09 KWD235.470	$1,425.51 CA$2,051.24	+85.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$636.14 KWD195.270	$1,269.57 CA$1,826.84	+99.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.50 KWD12.430	$131.33 CA$188.98	+224.3%
Average			+128.9%

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	Kuwait	Ottawa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$345.62 KWD106.090	$999.72 CA$1,438.55	+189.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,757.77 KWD1,767.420	$19,936.07 CA$28,687.01	+246.2%
Average			+217.8%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Kuwait	Ottawa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.63 KWD0.500	$5.75 CA$8.27	+253.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.77 KWD1.460	$3.71 CA$5.34	-22.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.04 KWD0.930	$12.93 CA$18.61	+325.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.30 KWD27.410	$46.27 CA$66.58	-48.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.81 KWD3.320	$10.78 CA$15.51	-0.3%
Average			+101.6%

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pay 18.6% more for clothing

	Kuwait	Ottawa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.88 KWD12.550	$57.20 CA$82.30	+39.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.73 KWD14.340	$44.39 CA$63.87	-5.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.98 KWD27.620	$97.78 CA$140.70	+8.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$84.70 KWD26.000	$110.86 CA$159.52	+30.9%
Average			+18.6%

Kuwait vs. Ottawa - 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: March 2025

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