Cost of living comparison
Kuwait is 2.5 times more expensive than Uzbekistan.
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Uzbekistan, you would:
pay 63.3% more for restaurants
Uzbekistan
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
UZS42,607
|
$6.88
KWD2.120
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.99
UZS37,880
|
$6.74
KWD2.080
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
UZS6,216
|
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
UZS4,811
|
$0.39
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 97.2% more for groceries
Uzbekistan
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
UZS3,554
|
$1.03
KWD0.320
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.02
UZS25,629
|
$2.80
KWD0.860
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.13
UZS39,626
|
$6.31
KWD1.950
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.23
UZS15,567
|
$2.46
KWD0.760
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
UZS16,357
|
$2.30
KWD0.710
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
UZS5,657
|
$0.94
KWD0.290
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
UZS10,026
|
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
UZS10,425
|
$0.75
KWD0.230
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
UZS7,014
|
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UZS2,635
|
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
UZS1,930
|
$0.48
KWD0.150
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for transportation
Uzbekistan
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.64
UZS33,441
|
$1.36
KWD0.420
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.30
UZS155,802
|
$46.98
KWD14.490
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,336.08
UZS206,970,381
|
$19,349.52
KWD5,966.350
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.94
UZS24,533
|
$27.59
KWD8.510
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Uzbekistan
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.09
UZS292,526
|
$34.41
KWD10.610
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.88
UZS3,482,574
|
$792.17
KWD244.260
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$199.02
UZS2,521,545
|
$675.48
KWD208.280
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
UZS429,519
|
$36.14
KWD11.140
|
|
pay 77.1% more for childcare
Uzbekistan
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.42
UZS1,525,726
|
$303.70
KWD93.640
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,963.07
UZS62,879,714
|
$5,062.92
KWD1,561.130
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Uzbekistan
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
UZS12,007
|
$3.22
KWD0.990
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
UZS18,680
|
$4.48
KWD1.380
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.11
UZS26,699
|
$2.82
KWD0.870
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.17
UZS293,559
|
$105.23
KWD32.450
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.26
UZS28,692
|
$12.22
KWD3.770
|
|
pay 52.6% more for clothing
Uzbekistan
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.44
UZS334,934
|
$49.85
KWD15.370
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
UZS394,261
|
$46.01
KWD14.190
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.32
UZS1,030,253
|
$97.17
KWD29.960
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.27
UZS712,879
|
$86.91
KWD26.800
|
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