Cost of living comparison

Vientiane, Laos

compared to

Kuwait City, Kuwait

Kuwait City vs. Vientiane Cost of Living Summary

Kuwait City is 55.9% more expensive than Vientiane.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Kuwait City
Groceries: pay 0.3% less in Kuwait City
Transportation: pay 16.1% more in Kuwait City
Housing: pay 26.2% more in Kuwait City
Childcare: pay 7.4% more in Kuwait City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in Kuwait City
Clothing: pay 30.5% more in Kuwait City

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, housing, transportation, and childcare in Kuwait City are more expensive than in Vientiane. Notably, entertainment and sports and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Kuwait City.

Kuwait City vs. Vientiane Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Vientiane	Kuwait City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.98 LAK42,864	$9.75 KWD2.990	+392.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.97 LAK64,296	$8.13 KWD2.490	+173.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 LAK11,431	$0.67 KWD0.200	+26.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 LAK9,146	$0.42 KWD0.130	-1.5%
Average			+147.5%

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pay 0.3% less for groceries

	Vientiane	Kuwait City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 LAK19,717	$1.00 KWD0.310	+10.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.72 LAK296,574	$2.63 KWD0.800	-80.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.42 LAK138,793	$5.77 KWD1.770	-10.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.75 LAK37,847	$2.35 KWD0.720	+34.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 LAK63,793	$2.92 KWD0.890	-1.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 LAK19,066	$1.05 KWD0.320	+19.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 LAK10,643	$0.84 KWD0.260	+70.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 LAK19,963	$0.77 KWD0.230	-16.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 LAK12,881	$0.71 KWD0.220	+20.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 LAK15,694	$0.49 KWD0.150	-32.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 LAK9,903	$0.38 KWD0.120	-16.8%
Average			-0.3%

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pay 16.1% more for transportation

	Vientiane	Kuwait City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 LAK108,184	$1.28 KWD0.390	-74.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.23 LAK1,064,402	$48.77 KWD14.930	-0.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,330.27 LAK612,483,800	$22,111.30 KWD6,770.130	-22.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.18 LAK241,752	$29.26 KWD8.960	+161.7%
Average			+16.1%

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pay 26.2% more for housing

	Vientiane	Kuwait City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.17 LAK241,548	$26.66 KWD8.160	+138.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$859.15 LAK18,574,364	$879.86 KWD269.400	+2.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$775.98 LAK16,776,173	$681.04 KWD208.520	-12.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.31 LAK1,174,112	$41.34 KWD12.660	-23.9%
Average			+26.2%

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pay 7.4% more for childcare

	Vientiane	Kuwait City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$332.66 LAK7,191,908	$464.57 KWD142.240	+39.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,252.41 LAK200,031,610	$6,942.30 KWD2,125.620	-25.0%
Average			+7.4%

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Vientiane	Kuwait City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 LAK20,508	$1.63 KWD0.500	+71.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.50 LAK32,333	$5.99 KWD1.830	+300.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.59 LAK34,291	$3.09 KWD0.950	+94.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.74 LAK1,075,316	$113.29 KWD34.690	+127.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.50 LAK75,752	$11.38 KWD3.480	+224.8%
Average			+163.8%

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pay 30.5% more for clothing

	Vientiane	Kuwait City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$85.86 LAK1,856,178	$42.27 KWD12.940	-50.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.88 LAK1,359,399	$51.44 KWD15.750	-18.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.29 LAK1,238,524	$93.02 KWD28.480	+62.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.48 LAK896,716	$94.84 KWD29.040	+128.7%
Average			+30.5%

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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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