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Kuwait City vs. Dushanbe Cost of Living Summary

Kuwait City is 88.5% more expensive than Dushanbe.

Restaurants: pay 20.3% more in Kuwait City
Groceries: pay 44.4% more in Kuwait City
Transportation: pay 3.2 times more in Kuwait City
Housing: pay 92.5% more in Kuwait City
Childcare: pay 93.6% more in Kuwait City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Kuwait City
Clothing: pay 12.2% more in Kuwait City

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

Kuwait City vs. Dushanbe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.3% more for restaurants

	Dushanbe	Kuwait City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.09 TJS55.86	$11.45 KWD3.490	+88.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.00 TJS82.58	$9.48 KWD2.900	+5.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 TJS5.51	$0.56 KWD0.170	-6.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 TJS3.19	$0.33 KWD0.100	-6.0%
Average			+20.3%

Dushanbe vs. Kuwait City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 44.4% more for groceries

	Dushanbe	Kuwait City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.59 TJS5.45	$1.32 KWD0.400	+122.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.82 TJS53.43	$2.68 KWD0.820	-53.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.96 TJS36.37	$5.98 KWD1.830	+50.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 TJS16.18	$1.95 KWD0.600	+10.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.05 TJS18.84	$3.21 KWD0.980	+56.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.77 TJS7.11	$1.06 KWD0.320	+36.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34 TJS12.27	$0.88 KWD0.270	-34.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 TJS8.46	$0.77 KWD0.230	-16.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 TJS5.24	$0.78 KWD0.240	+36.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 TJS2.84	$0.60 KWD0.180	+94.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 TJS2.18	$0.68 KWD0.210	+185.4%
Average			+44.4%

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pay 3.2 times more for transportation

	Dushanbe	Kuwait City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.12 TJS37.81	$1.35 KWD0.410	-67.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.59 TJS97.15	$44.15 KWD13.480	+317.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,647.15 TJS106,867.61	$21,257.11 KWD6,489.270	+82.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.60 TJS33.03	$23.71 KWD7.240	+558.6%
Average			+222.7%

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pay 92.5% more for housing

	Dushanbe	Kuwait City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.59 TJS179.73	$29.07 KWD8.870	+48.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$432.36 TJS3,967.06	$923.87 KWD282.030	+113.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$249.58 TJS2,290.02	$704.38 KWD215.030	+182.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.01 TJS385.46	$52.86 KWD16.140	+25.8%
Average			+92.5%

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pay 93.6% more for childcare

	Dushanbe	Kuwait City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$105.88 TJS971.52	$306.59 KWD93.600	+189.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,623.59 TJS69,949.71	$7,442.33 KWD2,271.960	-2.4%
Average			+93.6%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Dushanbe	Kuwait City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.06 TJS9.72	$3.27 KWD1.000	+208.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.94 TJS17.81	$5.74 KWD1.750	+195.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.18 TJS29.15	$2.94 KWD0.900	-7.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.10 TJS386.30	$108.17 KWD33.020	+156.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.29 TJS48.58	$11.45 KWD3.490	+116.2%
Average			+134.0%

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pay 12.2% more for clothing

	Dushanbe	Kuwait City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.43 TJS297.53	$39.65 KWD12.100	+22.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.87 TJS375.01	$38.70 KWD11.810	-5.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.41 TJS728.64	$85.03 KWD25.960	+7.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.24 TJS534.34	$72.67 KWD22.190	+24.8%
Average			+12.2%

Dushanbe vs. Kuwait City - Cost of clothing

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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: December 2025

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