Cost of living comparison

Mogadishu, Somalia

compared to

Kuwait City, Kuwait

Kuwait City vs. Mogadishu Cost of Living Summary

Kuwait City is 3.1 times more expensive than Mogadishu.

Restaurants: pay 86.9% more in Kuwait City
Groceries: pay 21.2% more in Kuwait City
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Kuwait City
Housing: pay 3.6 times more in Kuwait City
Childcare: pay 7.1 times more in Kuwait City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in Kuwait City
Clothing: pay 2.5 times more in Kuwait City

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

Kuwait City vs. Mogadishu Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 86.9% more for restaurants

	Mogadishu	Kuwait City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 SOS1,714	$9.75 KWD3.000	+225.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.50 SOS2,000	$8.13 KWD2.500	+132.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 SOS357	$0.67 KWD0.210	+6.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 SOS286	$0.42 KWD0.130	-16.7%
Average			+86.9%

Mogadishu vs. Kuwait City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.2% more for groceries

	Mogadishu	Kuwait City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.17 SOS667	$1.00 KWD0.310	-14.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 SOS1,071	$2.63 KWD0.810	+40.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.30 SOS3,028	$5.77 KWD1.780	+9.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 SOS1,042	$2.35 KWD0.720	+28.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.89 SOS1,080	$2.92 KWD0.900	+54.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 SOS800	$1.05 KWD0.320	-24.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.38 SOS219	$0.84 KWD0.260	+119.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 SOS527	$0.77 KWD0.240	-16.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 SOS264	$0.71 KWD0.220	+54.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 SOS251	$0.49 KWD0.150	+12.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 SOS311	$0.38 KWD0.120	-30.0%
Average			+21.2%

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Mogadishu	Kuwait City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.91 SOS2,235	$1.28 KWD0.390	-67.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 SOS11,428	$48.77 KWD15.000	+143.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,500.00 SOS4,285,481	$22,111.30 KWD6,801.110	+194.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.80 SOS3,314	$29.26 KWD9.000	+404.6%
Average			+169.0%

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pay 3.6 times more for housing

	Mogadishu	Kuwait City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.75 SOS19,285	$26.66 KWD8.200	-21.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$180.00 SOS102,852	$879.86 KWD270.630	+388.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$81.67 SOS46,664	$681.04 KWD209.480	+733.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$104.51 SOS59,717	$41.34 KWD12.710	-60.4%
Average			+260.3%

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pay 7.1 times more for childcare

	Mogadishu	Kuwait City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$73.75 SOS42,141	$464.57 KWD142.890	+529.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$885.00 SOS505,687	$6,942.30 KWD2,135.350	+684.4%
Average			+607.1%

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Mogadishu	Kuwait City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 SOS2,286	$1.63 KWD0.500	-59.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.38 SOS786	$5.99 KWD1.840	+335.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.69 SOS966	$3.09 KWD0.950	+82.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.00 SOS14,285	$113.29 KWD34.850	+353.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$11.38 KWD3.500
Average			+178.0%

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

	Mogadishu	Kuwait City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.33 SOS10,476	$42.27 KWD13.000	+130.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.33 SOS13,904	$51.44 KWD15.820	+111.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$22.67 SOS12,952	$93.02 KWD28.610	+310.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.33 SOS38,474	$94.84 KWD29.170	+40.9%
Average			+148.3%

Mogadishu vs. Kuwait City - 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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