Cost of living comparison

Nairobi, Kenya

compared to

As-salimiyah, Kuwait

As-salimiyah vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

As-salimiyah is 52.9% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 25.7% more in As-salimiyah
Groceries: pay 12.3% more in As-salimiyah
Transportation: pay 18.1% more in As-salimiyah
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in As-salimiyah
Childcare: pay 31.5% more in As-salimiyah
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.2% more in As-salimiyah
Clothing: pay 92.3% more in As-salimiyah

The cost of housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, childcare, restaurants, and transportation in As-salimiyah are more expensive than in Nairobi. Notably, housing and clothing are significantly more expensive in As-salimiyah.

As-salimiyah vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in As-salimiyah instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 25.7% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	As-salimiyah
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.85 KES498.05	$8.13 KWD2.510	+111.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 KES796.87	$8.13 KWD2.510	+31.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 KES85.65	$0.54 KWD0.170	-18.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 KES68.82	$0.42 KWD0.130	-21.8%
Average			+25.7%

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pay 12.3% more for groceries

	Nairobi	As-salimiyah
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 KES72.13	$0.85 KWD0.260	+53.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.59 KES722.48	$2.63 KWD0.810	-53.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.35 KES433.19	$5.54 KWD1.710	+65.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 KES220.07	$2.35 KWD0.720	+37.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 KES350.21	$2.65 KWD0.820	-2.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 KES163.33	$0.86 KWD0.270	-31.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 KES64.58	$0.82 KWD0.250	+64.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 KES112.93	$0.66 KWD0.200	-24.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.08	$0.71 KWD0.220	+56.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 KES62.36	$0.49 KWD0.150	+2.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 KES71.90	$0.37 KWD0.110	-33.7%
Average			+12.3%

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pay 18.1% more for transportation

	Nairobi	As-salimiyah
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.17 KES798.05	$1.15 KWD0.350	-81.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.83 KES3,984.37	$48.77 KWD15.030	+58.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,266.80 KES2,490,233.99	$16,258.31 KWD5,011.460	-15.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.87 KES1,792.97	$29.26 KWD9.020	+111.0%
Average			+18.1%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Nairobi	As-salimiyah
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.39 KES5,091.51	$26.66 KWD8.220	-32.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$428.53 KES55,387.25	$964.66 KWD297.350	+125.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$166.44 KES21,511.79	$699.11 KWD215.490	+320.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$22.39 KES2,894.23	$41.34 KWD12.740	+84.6%
Average			+124.3%

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pay 31.5% more for childcare

	Nairobi	As-salimiyah
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.67 KES21,542.71	$294.46 KWD90.760	+76.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,008.06 KES1,035,041.33	$6,909.78 KWD2,129.870	-13.7%
Average			+31.5%

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pay 66.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	As-salimiyah
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.31 KES298.83	$1.63 KWD0.500	-29.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.24 KES289.63	$4.88 KWD1.500	+117.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.08 KES398.44	$3.09 KWD0.950	+0.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.12 KES5,702.13	$113.81 KWD35.080	+158.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.17 KES796.87	$11.38 KWD3.510	+84.6%
Average			+66.2%

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pay 92.3% more for clothing

	Nairobi	As-salimiyah
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.84 KES2,176.94	$42.27 KWD13.030	+151.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.95 KES2,966.15	$51.44 KWD15.850	+124.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.84 KES7,992.47	$83.46 KWD25.730	+35.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.50 KES6,785.85	$83.46 KWD25.730	+59.0%
Average			+92.3%

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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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