Cost of Living Comparison Between Salwa and Kuwait City Cost of Living Comparison Between Salwa and Kuwait City

🙂 Solo nomad: Salwa is 19% cheaper than Kuwait City without rent, and 4.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Salwa is 0.3% cheaper than Kuwait City without rent, and 9.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$9.75 KWD 2.98

$9.72 KWD 2.97

0.31%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$65.3 KWD 19.96

$81.3 KWD 24.84

-19.64%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.64 KWD 2.03

$9.16 KWD 2.8

-27.51%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.48 KWD 0.76

$2.49 KWD 0.76

-0.40%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.75 KWD 1.15

$3.61 KWD 1.1

3.88%

Cappuccino

$5.93 KWD 1.81

$6.06 KWD 1.85

-2.15%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.5 KWD 0.15

$0.68 KWD 0.21

-26.47%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.34 KWD 0.1

$0.38 KWD 0.12

-10.53%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.63 KWD 0.5

$1.61 KWD 0.49

1.24%

White Bread (500g)

$0.7 KWD 0.21

$1.28 KWD 0.39

-45.31%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.86 KWD 0.26

$1.76 KWD 0.54

-51.14%

Eggs

$2.09 KWD 0.64

$2.03 KWD 0.62

2.96%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$5.16 KWD 1.58

$5.35 KWD 1.63

-3.55%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.55 KWD 2

$6.67 KWD 2.04

-1.80%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.49 KWD 3.21

$10.27 KWD 3.14

2.14%

Apples (1kg)

$2.45 KWD 0.75

$2.44 KWD 0.75

0.41%

Banana (1kg)

$1.96 KWD 0.6

$1.97 KWD 0.6

-0.51%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.81 KWD 0.55

$1.75 KWD 0.54

3.43%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.78 KWD 0.24

$1.5 KWD 0.46

-48.00%

Potato (1kg)

$0.63 KWD 0.19

$1.29 KWD 0.39

-51.16%

Onion (1kg)

$1.26 KWD 0.38

$1.32 KWD 0.4

-4.55%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.69 KWD 0.52

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.45 KWD 0.14

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$3.23 KWD 0.99

$3.33 KWD 1.02

-3.00%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.04 KWD 0.32

$1 KWD 0.31

4.00%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.4 KWD 0.43

$1.34 KWD 0.41

4.48%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.71 KWD 0.83

$3.03 KWD 0.92

-10.56%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.84 KWD 0.26

$0.79 KWD 0.24

6.33%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$43.76 KWD 13.37

$39.13 KWD 11.96

11.83%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.32 KWD 1.02

$3.23 KWD 0.99

2.79%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.32 KWD 1.01

$3.2 KWD 0.98

3.75%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$16.44 KWD 5.02

$16.35 KWD 5

0.55%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.34 KWD 0.1

$0.36 KWD 0.11

-5.56%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$20.9K KWD 6,374

$21.5K KWD 6,581

-3.15%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$17.9K KWD 5,476

$19.6K KWD 5,977

-8.37%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$62.9 KWD 19.22

$62.1 KWD 18.98

1.26%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$18.74 KWD 5.73

$18.5 KWD 5.65

1.30%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$25.89 KWD 7.91

$25.6 KWD 7.82

1.13%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$93.4 KWD 28.56

$108 KWD 32.96

-13.36%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$45.79 KWD 13.99

$21.16 KWD 6.47

116.40%

Cinema Ticket

$11.23 KWD 3.43

$11.32 KWD 3.46

-0.80%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$402 KWD 123

$407 KWD 124

-1.11%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,512 KWD 1,990

$6,568 KWD 2,007

-0.86%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$39.05 KWD 11.93

$42.46 KWD 12.97

-8.03%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$41.8 KWD 12.77

$42.22 KWD 12.9

-0.99%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$80.6 KWD 24.63

$89.2 KWD 27.27

-9.68%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$64.9 KWD 19.84

$82.6 KWD 25.23

-21.33%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$796 KWD 243

$875 KWD 267

-9.04%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$614 KWD 188

$674 KWD 206

-8.86%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,592 KWD 487

$1,750 KWD 535

-9.02%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,272 KWD 389

$1,387 KWD 424

-8.32%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$8,640 KWD 2,640

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,786 KWD 546

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,633 KWD 1,110

$2,486 KWD 760

46.13%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

7.14

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Salwa: October 28, 2025

Last update for Kuwait City: October 27, 2025

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