Cost of living comparison

 Turkey
compared to
 Kuwait
Kuwait vs. Turkey Cost of Living Summary

Kuwait is 36.9% more expensive than Turkey overall.

Restaurants
pay 8.7% less in Kuwait
Groceries
pay 45.5% more in Kuwait
Transportation
pay 91.0% more in Kuwait
Housing
pay 67.2% more in Kuwait
Childcare
pay 15.9% less in Kuwait
Entertainment and Sports
pay 72.5% more in Kuwait
Clothing
pay 6.5% more in Kuwait

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

Kuwait vs. Turkey Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kuwait instead of Turkey, you would:

pay 8.7% less for restaurants

 
Turkey
Kuwait
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.91
TRY250.29
$7.72
KWD2.380
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.91
TRY250.32
$7.66
KWD2.360
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.17
TRY42.53
$0.55
KWD0.170

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pay 45.5% more for groceries

 
Turkey
Kuwait
Bread
1 loaf
$1.02
TRY36.77
$1.01
KWD0.310
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.97
TRY180.04
$2.23
KWD0.690
Milk (1 gallon) $3.15
TRY114.15
$5.23
KWD1.610

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pay 91.0% more for transportation

 
Turkey
Kuwait
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.40
TRY159.35
$1.25
KWD0.390
Monthly public transit pass $19.27
TRY697.89
$48.77
KWD15.030
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $44,819.35
TRY1,623,356.95
$20,067.40
KWD6,183.170

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pay 67.2% more for housing

 
Turkey
Kuwait
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$11.31
TRY409.52
$24.39
KWD7.510
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $442.81
TRY16,038.70
$767.09
KWD236.360
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $336.49
TRY12,187.76
$636.14
KWD196.010

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pay 15.9% less for childcare

 
Turkey
Kuwait
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $408.60
TRY14,799.35
$345.62
KWD106.490
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,892.93
TRY249,661.80
$5,757.77
KWD1,774.080

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pay 72.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Turkey
Kuwait
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.54
TRY92.09
$1.63
KWD0.500
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.62
TRY94.95
$4.77
KWD1.470
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.91
TRY69.21
$3.04
KWD0.940

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pay 6.5% more for clothing

 
Turkey
Kuwait
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$42.74
TRY1,548.09
$40.88
KWD12.600
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.74
TRY1,475.78
$46.73
KWD14.400
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$88.38
TRY3,201.11
$89.98
KWD27.720

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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: February 2025
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