Cost of living comparison

Victoria, Seychelles

compared to

Kuwait City, Kuwait

Kuwait City vs. Victoria Cost of Living Summary

Kuwait City is 6.2% cheaper than Victoria.

Restaurants: pay 54.6% less in Kuwait City
Groceries: pay 36.7% less in Kuwait City
Transportation: pay 12.4% less in Kuwait City
Housing: pay 38.0% less in Kuwait City
Childcare: pay 77.8% more in Kuwait City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.7% less in Kuwait City
Clothing: pay 22.0% more in Kuwait City

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

Kuwait City vs. Victoria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.6% less for restaurants

	Victoria	Kuwait City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.76 SCR238.21	$9.75 KWD2.990	-41.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.71 SCR138.04	$8.13 KWD2.490	-16.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.75 SCR39.16	$0.67 KWD0.200	-75.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.71 SCR38.55	$0.42 KWD0.130	-84.6%
Average			-54.6%

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pay 36.7% less for groceries

	Victoria	Kuwait City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.29 SCR32.57	$1.00 KWD0.310	-56.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$18.13 SCR257.62	$2.63 KWD0.810	-85.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.52 SCR106.87	$5.77 KWD1.770	-23.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.58 SCR50.82	$2.35 KWD0.720	-34.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 SCR42.62	$2.92 KWD0.890	-2.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 SCR13.81	$1.05 KWD0.320	+8.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 SCR15.61	$0.84 KWD0.260	-23.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 SCR13.81	$0.77 KWD0.240	-21.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.27 SCR46.42	$0.71 KWD0.220	-78.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 SCR11.69	$0.49 KWD0.150	-40.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 SCR10.38	$0.38 KWD0.120	-47.8%
Average			-36.7%

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pay 12.4% less for transportation

	Victoria	Kuwait City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.82 SCR82.68	$1.28 KWD0.390	-77.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.82 SCR381.14	$48.77 KWD14.940	+81.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,617.26 SCR378,323.02	$22,111.30 KWD6,772.490	-16.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$46.18 SCR656.41	$29.26 KWD8.960	-36.6%
Average			-12.4%

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pay 38.0% less for housing

	Victoria	Kuwait City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$163.87 SCR2,329.19	$26.66 KWD8.170	-83.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$979.92 SCR13,928.01	$879.86 KWD269.490	-10.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$794.53 SCR11,293.04	$681.04 KWD208.600	-14.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.52 SCR1,044.90	$41.34 KWD12.660	-43.8%
Average			-38.0%

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pay 77.8% more for childcare

	Victoria	Kuwait City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.60 SCR2,382.13	$464.57 KWD142.290	+177.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,868.55 SCR126,052.70	$6,942.30 KWD2,126.360	-21.7%
Average			+77.8%

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pay 1.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Victoria	Kuwait City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.07 SCR57.79	$1.63 KWD0.500	-60.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.16 SCR73.38	$5.99 KWD1.830	+16.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.89 SCR325.30	$3.09 KWD0.950	-86.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$95.81 SCR1,361.77	$113.29 KWD34.700	+18.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.59 SCR79.40	$11.38 KWD3.490	+103.7%
Average			-1.7%

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pay 22.0% more for clothing

	Victoria	Kuwait City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.58 SCR974.80	$42.27 KWD12.950	-38.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.30 SCR416.43	$51.44 KWD15.750	+75.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.44 SCR1,043.85	$93.02 KWD28.490	+26.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.39 SCR1,085.81	$94.84 KWD29.050	+24.1%
Average			+22.0%

Victoria 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: June 2025

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