Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 12.0% more expensive than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 47.4% more for restaurants
Kuwait City
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.52
KWD2.010
|
$8.62
₽794.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.52
KWD2.010
|
$4.93
₽454.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
$1.02
₽94.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
KWD0.100
|
$0.57
₽52.61
|
|
pay 0.8% more for groceries
Kuwait City
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
$0.69
₽63.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.31
KWD0.710
|
$5.18
₽476.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
KWD1.730
|
$4.02
₽370.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
KWD0.640
|
$1.42
₽130.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
KWD0.740
|
$2.00
₽183.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
KWD0.310
|
$0.62
₽57.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
KWD0.270
|
$0.53
₽49.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
$0.70
₽64.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
$1.40
₽129.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
KWD0.140
|
$0.27
₽24.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$0.26
₽24.36
|
|
pay 1.7% less for transportation
Kuwait City
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.39
KWD0.430
|
$2.47
₽227.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
KWD15.050
|
$30.79
₽2,837.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,165.00
KWD6,823.380
|
$30,787.49
₽2,837,557.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.15
KWD9.280
|
$3.94
₽363.21
|
|
pay 14.3% more for housing
Kuwait City
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.51
KWD9.700
|
$6.45
₽594.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$928.97
KWD285.980
|
$860.20
₽79,281.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.91
KWD206.850
|
$497.14
₽45,819.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.55
KWD10.330
|
$90.59
₽8,349.15
|
|
pay 22.9% more for childcare
Kuwait City
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$414.85
KWD127.710
|
$487.67
₽44,946.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,112.82
KWD2,189.650
|
$9,121.01
₽840,646.31
|
|
pay 30.4% less for entertainment and sports
Kuwait City
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.44
KWD0.750
|
$3.08
₽283.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
KWD1.560
|
$2.57
₽236.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
KWD0.900
|
$2.52
₽232.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$120.42
KWD37.070
|
$38.25
₽3,525.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.41
KWD3.510
|
$6.16
₽567.51
|
|
pay 30.8% more for clothing
Kuwait City
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.09
KWD13.570
|
$94.24
₽8,685.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.04
KWD17.560
|
$45.95
₽4,234.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.23
KWD29.630
|
$106.61
₽9,825.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.78
KWD34.410
|
$132.25
₽12,189.33
|
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