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Kuwait City vs. Port Of Spain Cost of Living Summary

Kuwait City is 7.0% more expensive than Port Of Spain.

Restaurants: pay 18.6% less in Kuwait City
Groceries: pay 44.1% less in Kuwait City
Transportation: pay 3.5% more in Kuwait City
Housing: pay 5.2% more in Kuwait City
Childcare: pay 74.8% more in Kuwait City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.2% more in Kuwait City
Clothing: pay 5.3% less in Kuwait City

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation in Kuwait City are more expensive than in Port Of Spain. Expenses including groceries, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Kuwait City.

Kuwait City vs. Port Of Spain Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Port Of Spain, you would:

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pay 18.6% less for restaurants

	Port Of Spain	Kuwait City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.24 TTD69.67	$9.75 KWD3.010	-4.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.31 TTD49.77	$8.13 KWD2.500	+11.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.98 TTD6.67	$0.67 KWD0.210	-31.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 TTD5.54	$0.42 KWD0.130	-48.8%
Average			-18.6%

Port Of Spain vs. Kuwait City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 44.1% less for groceries

	Port Of Spain	Kuwait City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.57 TTD17.50	$1.00 KWD0.310	-61.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.93 TTD26.73	$2.63 KWD0.810	-33.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.37 TTD63.75	$5.77 KWD1.780	-38.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.45 TTD30.30	$2.35 KWD0.720	-47.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.26 TTD29.00	$2.92 KWD0.900	-31.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 TTD15.18	$1.05 KWD0.320	-52.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 TTD7.55	$0.84 KWD0.260	-24.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.86 TTD12.67	$0.77 KWD0.240	-58.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.21 TTD15.02	$0.71 KWD0.220	-67.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 TTD4.19	$0.49 KWD0.150	-19.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.76 TTD5.18	$0.38 KWD0.120	-49.9%
Average			-44.1%

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pay 3.5% more for transportation

	Port Of Spain	Kuwait City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.10 TTD27.89	$1.28 KWD0.400	-68.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$96.55 TTD656.91	$48.77 KWD15.030	-49.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,646.13 TTD228,922.11	$22,111.30 KWD6,811.430	-34.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.97 TTD74.65	$29.26 KWD9.020	+166.7%
Average			+3.5%

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pay 5.2% more for housing

	Port Of Spain	Kuwait City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$57.56 TTD391.66	$26.66 KWD8.210	-53.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$638.18 TTD4,342.06	$879.86 KWD271.040	+37.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$426.67 TTD2,903.00	$681.04 KWD209.800	+59.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.54 TTD364.25	$41.34 KWD12.730	-22.8%
Average			+5.2%

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pay 74.8% more for childcare

	Port Of Spain	Kuwait City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$229.42 TTD1,560.90	$464.57 KWD143.110	+102.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,719.60 TTD32,111.30	$6,942.30 KWD2,138.590	+47.1%
Average			+74.8%

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pay 33.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Port Of Spain	Kuwait City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.76 TTD11.94	$1.63 KWD0.500	-7.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.57 TTD24.27	$5.99 KWD1.840	+67.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.85 TTD39.81	$3.09 KWD0.950	-47.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.74 TTD345.25	$113.29 KWD34.900	+123.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.78 TTD59.72	$11.38 KWD3.510	+29.7%
Average			+33.2%

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pay 5.3% less for clothing

	Port Of Spain	Kuwait City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.89 TTD380.29	$42.27 KWD13.020	-24.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.64 TTD276.48	$51.44 KWD15.840	+26.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.84 TTD713.31	$93.02 KWD28.650	-11.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.85 TTD733.82	$94.84 KWD29.220	-12.1%
Average			-5.3%

Port Of Spain 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: January 2025

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