Cost of living comparison

San Salvador, El Salvador

compared to

Kuwait City, Kuwait

Kuwait City vs. San Salvador Cost of Living Summary

Kuwait City is 16.9% more expensive than San Salvador.

Restaurants: pay 19.8% less in Kuwait City
Groceries: pay 28.6% less in Kuwait City
Transportation: pay 13.0% more in Kuwait City
Housing: pay 19.4% less in Kuwait City
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Kuwait City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 83.9% more in Kuwait City
Clothing: pay 15.9% less in Kuwait City

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

Kuwait City vs. San Salvador Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kuwait City instead of San Salvador, you would:

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pay 19.8% less for restaurants

	San Salvador	Kuwait City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 SVC87.55	$9.75 KWD2.990	-2.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 SVC61.29	$8.13 KWD2.490	+16.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 SVC9.52	$0.67 KWD0.200	-38.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 SVC7.99	$0.42 KWD0.130	-54.3%
Average			-19.8%

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pay 28.6% less for groceries

	San Salvador	Kuwait City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.12 SVC18.56	$1.00 KWD0.310	-52.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.24 SVC28.34	$2.63 KWD0.810	-18.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.39 SVC64.66	$5.77 KWD1.770	-21.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.04 SVC26.58	$2.35 KWD0.720	-22.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.78 SVC24.30	$2.92 KWD0.890	+5.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 SVC12.63	$1.05 KWD0.320	-27.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 SVC6.73	$0.84 KWD0.260	+9.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 SVC10.20	$0.77 KWD0.240	-34.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 SVC10.64	$0.71 KWD0.220	-41.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 SVC8.69	$0.49 KWD0.150	-50.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 SVC8.54	$0.38 KWD0.120	-60.9%
Average			-28.6%

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pay 13.0% more for transportation

	San Salvador	Kuwait City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.97 SVC34.78	$1.28 KWD0.390	-67.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 SVC175.10	$48.77 KWD14.940	+143.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SVC218,880.50	$22,111.30 KWD6,772.490	-11.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$33.43 SVC292.66	$29.26 KWD8.960	-12.5%
Average			+13.0%

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pay 19.4% less for housing

	San Salvador	Kuwait City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.14 SVC368.97	$26.66 KWD8.170	-36.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$858.33 SVC7,514.90	$879.86 KWD269.490	+2.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$641.67 SVC5,617.93	$681.04 KWD208.600	+6.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.52 SVC713.72	$41.34 KWD12.660	-49.3%
Average			-19.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	San Salvador	Kuwait City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$160.29 SVC1,403.34	$464.57 KWD142.290	+189.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,740.67 SVC50,260.80	$6,942.30 KWD2,126.360	+20.9%
Average			+105.4%

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pay 83.9% more for entertainment and sports

	San Salvador	Kuwait City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SVC17.51	$1.63 KWD0.500	-18.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.24 SVC28.35	$5.99 KWD1.830	+84.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 SVC35.02	$3.09 KWD0.950	-22.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.67 SVC268.49	$113.29 KWD34.700	+269.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 SVC48.15	$11.38 KWD3.490	+106.9%
Average			+83.9%

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pay 15.9% less for clothing

	San Salvador	Kuwait City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$72.14 SVC631.63	$42.27 KWD12.950	-41.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.86 SVC419.00	$51.44 KWD15.750	+7.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.14 SVC981.84	$93.02 KWD28.490	-17.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.33 SVC948.48	$94.84 KWD29.050	-12.5%
Average			-15.9%

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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: June 2025

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