Cost of living comparison
Tashkent is 19.1% cheaper than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Tashkent instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 18.8% less for restaurants
Kuwait City
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.14
KWD2.500
|
$5.72
UZS72,509.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.16
KWD2.200
|
$4.00
UZS50,732.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
KWD0.170
|
$0.56
UZS7,151.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
$0.33
UZS4,191.58
|
|
pay 18.1% less for groceries
Kuwait City
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
KWD0.290
|
$0.54
UZS6,814.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.53
KWD0.780
|
$3.47
UZS44,073.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.90
KWD1.810
|
$4.19
UZS53,174.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
$1.85
UZS23,414.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
KWD0.840
|
$1.74
UZS22,019.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
KWD0.330
|
$0.64
UZS8,088.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
KWD0.260
|
$0.80
UZS10,166.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
$0.99
UZS12,522.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
KWD0.210
|
$0.76
UZS9,661.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
$0.25
UZS3,130.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$0.22
UZS2,739.78
|
|
pay 0.3% more for transportation
Kuwait City
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.27
KWD0.390
|
$3.86
UZS49,012.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.19
KWD14.490
|
$10.00
UZS126,830.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,783.27
KWD6,996.010
|
$15,000.00
UZS190,246,107.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.29
KWD8.990
|
$2.97
UZS37,732.14
|
|
pay 36.6% less for housing
Kuwait City
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.44
KWD8.730
|
$13.54
UZS171,710.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$930.70
KWD285.790
|
$615.96
UZS7,812,204.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$702.87
KWD215.830
|
$401.33
UZS5,090,159.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.98
KWD12.890
|
$34.74
UZS440,602.65
|
|
pay 21.2% less for childcare
Kuwait City
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$560.24
KWD172.030
|
$262.64
UZS3,331,098.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,716.63
KWD2,062.460
|
$7,431.60
UZS94,255,593.33
|
|
pay 53.9% less for entertainment and sports
Kuwait City
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
$1.05
UZS13,317.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.60
KWD1.720
|
$1.80
UZS22,849.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.17
KWD0.970
|
$2.00
UZS25,366.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$124.57
KWD38.250
|
$49.09
UZS622,661.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.39
KWD3.500
|
$4.77
UZS60,491.61
|
|
pay 14.7% more for clothing
Kuwait City
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.57
KWD13.990
|
$54.75
UZS694,396.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.69
KWD17.410
|
$57.42
UZS728,257.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
KWD29.160
|
$99.12
UZS1,257,119.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.63
KWD28.140
|
$121.63
UZS1,542,607.43
|
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