Cost of living comparison

Praia, Cabo Verde

compared to

Kuwait City, Kuwait

Kuwait City vs. Praia Cost of Living Summary

Kuwait City is 45.5% more expensive than Praia.

Restaurants: pay 1.0% more in Kuwait City
Groceries: pay 37.5% less in Kuwait City
Transportation: pay 26.1% more in Kuwait City
Housing: pay 3.6% more in Kuwait City
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in Kuwait City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Kuwait City
Clothing: pay 0.5% less in Kuwait City

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

Kuwait City vs. Praia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.0% more for restaurants

	Praia	Kuwait City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.86 CVE478.09	$9.75 KWD2.990	+100.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.32 CVE621.52	$8.13 KWD2.490	+28.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.78 CVE175.04	$0.67 KWD0.200	-62.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 CVE110.01	$0.42 KWD0.130	-62.8%
Average			+1.0%

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pay 37.5% less for groceries

	Praia	Kuwait City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.95 CVE290.11	$1.00 KWD0.310	-66.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.94 CVE781.22	$2.63 KWD0.800	-66.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.78 CVE470.54	$5.77 KWD1.770	+20.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.20 CVE216.10	$2.35 KWD0.720	+6.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.61 CVE256.98	$2.92 KWD0.890	+11.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.00 CVE196.33	$1.05 KWD0.320	-47.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.32 CVE130.12	$0.84 KWD0.260	-36.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.56 CVE153.25	$0.77 KWD0.230	-50.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.23 CVE219.75	$0.71 KWD0.220	-68.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 CVE119.27	$0.49 KWD0.150	-59.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.88 CVE86.74	$0.38 KWD0.120	-56.8%
Average			-37.5%

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pay 26.1% more for transportation

	Praia	Kuwait City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.31 CVE620.57	$1.28 KWD0.390	-79.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.42 CVE2,007.99	$48.77 KWD14.930	+138.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,166.78 CVE2,868,552.82	$22,111.30 KWD6,770.130	-24.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.26 CVE1,697.23	$29.26 KWD8.960	+69.6%
Average			+26.1%

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pay 3.6% more for housing

	Praia	Kuwait City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.28 CVE5,043.87	$26.66 KWD8.160	-48.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$583.34 CVE57,371.06	$879.86 KWD269.400	+50.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$388.89 CVE38,247.37	$681.04 KWD208.520	+75.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.61 CVE11,173.43	$41.34 KWD12.660	-63.6%
Average			+3.6%

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	Praia	Kuwait City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$110.42 CVE10,859.84	$464.57 KWD142.240	+320.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,266.68 CVE321,277.92	$6,942.30 KWD2,125.620	+112.5%
Average			+216.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Praia	Kuwait City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.48 CVE243.83	$1.63 KWD0.500	-34.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.49 CVE146.41	$5.99 KWD1.830	+302.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.38 CVE430.28	$3.09 KWD0.950	-29.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.46 CVE3,585.69	$113.29 KWD34.690	+210.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.83 CVE573.71	$11.38 KWD3.480	+95.1%
Average			+108.9%

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pay 0.5% less for clothing

	Praia	Kuwait City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.61 CVE4,780.92	$42.27 KWD12.940	-13.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.89 CVE3,824.74	$51.44 KWD15.750	+32.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.50 CVE8,605.66	$93.02 KWD28.480	+6.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.25 CVE12,908.49	$94.84 KWD29.040	-27.7%
Average			-0.5%

Praia 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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