Cost of living comparison

Wellington, New Zealand

compared to

As-salimiyah, Kuwait

As-salimiyah vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

As-salimiyah is 37.1% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 53.6% less in As-salimiyah
Groceries: pay 47.7% less in As-salimiyah
Transportation: pay 34.0% less in As-salimiyah
Housing: pay 50.7% less in As-salimiyah
Childcare: pay 55.8% less in As-salimiyah
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.4% more in As-salimiyah
Clothing: pay 29.1% less in As-salimiyah

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, groceries, transportation, and clothing are lower in As-salimiyah.

As-salimiyah vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in As-salimiyah instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 53.6% less for restaurants

	Wellington	As-salimiyah
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.93 NZ$26.12	$8.13 KWD2.510	-45.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 NZ$15.67	$8.13 KWD2.510	-9.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.57 NZ$4.50	$0.54 KWD0.170	-78.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.15 NZ$3.77	$0.42 KWD0.130	-80.7%
Average			-53.6%

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pay 47.7% less for groceries

	Wellington	As-salimiyah
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 NZ$3.43	$0.85 KWD0.260	-56.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 NZ$7.26	$2.63 KWD0.810	-36.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.98 NZ$12.21	$5.54 KWD1.710	-20.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.84 NZ$11.97	$2.35 KWD0.720	-65.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.06 NZ$8.85	$2.65 KWD0.820	-47.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 NZ$2.44	$0.86 KWD0.270	-38.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 NZ$1.91	$0.82 KWD0.250	-24.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.48 NZ$2.58	$0.66 KWD0.200	-55.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.61 NZ$4.57	$0.71 KWD0.220	-72.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.77	$0.49 KWD0.150	-51.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 NZ$1.47	$0.37 KWD0.110	-56.0%
Average			-47.7%

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pay 34.0% less for transportation

	Wellington	As-salimiyah
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.42 NZ$11.23	$1.15 KWD0.350	-82.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$127.57 NZ$223.15	$48.77 KWD15.030	-61.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,339.84 NZ$60,071.44	$16,258.31 KWD5,011.460	-52.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.22 NZ$31.86	$29.26 KWD9.020	+60.7%
Average			-34.0%

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pay 50.7% less for housing

	Wellington	As-salimiyah
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.27 NZ$94.93	$26.66 KWD8.220	-50.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,487.35 NZ$2,601.85	$964.66 KWD297.350	-35.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,335.17 NZ$2,335.65	$699.11 KWD215.490	-47.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$134.11 NZ$234.60	$41.34 KWD12.740	-69.2%
Average			-50.7%

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pay 55.8% less for childcare

	Wellington	As-salimiyah
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$871.44 NZ$1,524.42	$294.46 KWD90.760	-66.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,649.75 NZ$22,128.49	$6,909.78 KWD2,129.870	-45.4%
Average			-55.8%

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pay 11.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	As-salimiyah
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.17 NZ$12.54	$1.63 KWD0.500	-77.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 NZ$5.97	$4.88 KWD1.500	+42.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$24.46 NZ$42.78	$3.09 KWD0.950	-87.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.85 NZ$69.71	$113.81 KWD35.080	+185.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.24 NZ$21.42	$11.38 KWD3.510	-7.0%
Average			+11.4%

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pay 29.1% less for clothing

	Wellington	As-salimiyah
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.78 NZ$132.56	$42.27 KWD13.030	-44.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.09 NZ$96.38	$51.44 KWD15.850	-6.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.44 NZ$208.94	$83.46 KWD25.730	-30.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.60 NZ$226.70	$83.46 KWD25.730	-35.6%
Average			-29.1%

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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: March 2025

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