Cost of living comparison
Tashkent is 21.0% cheaper than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Tashkent instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 10.5% less for restaurants
Kuwait City
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.52
KWD2.000
|
$5.00
UZS63,415.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.52
KWD2.000
|
$3.50
UZS44,390.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
$0.60
UZS7,672.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
KWD0.100
|
$0.34
UZS4,348.12
|
|
pay 17.7% less for groceries
Kuwait City
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
$0.41
UZS5,196.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.31
KWD0.710
|
$3.14
UZS39,862.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
KWD1.720
|
$3.85
UZS48,792.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
KWD0.640
|
$1.63
UZS20,663.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
KWD0.740
|
$1.69
UZS21,462.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
KWD0.310
|
$0.62
UZS7,811.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
KWD0.270
|
$0.79
UZS9,971.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
$1.03
UZS13,088.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
$0.74
UZS9,363.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
KWD0.140
|
$0.23
UZS2,854.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$0.18
UZS2,318.20
|
|
pay 11.9% less for transportation
Kuwait City
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.39
KWD0.430
|
$3.53
UZS44,724.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
KWD15.010
|
$14.04
UZS178,110.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,165.00
KWD6,806.160
|
$13,508.25
UZS171,326,156.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.15
KWD9.260
|
$2.65
UZS33,569.04
|
|
pay 32.0% less for housing
Kuwait City
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.51
KWD9.680
|
$17.99
UZS228,161.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$928.97
KWD285.260
|
$603.41
UZS7,653,135.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.91
KWD206.320
|
$338.87
UZS4,297,869.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.55
KWD10.300
|
$33.36
UZS423,140.20
|
|
pay 26.8% less for childcare
Kuwait City
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$414.85
KWD127.390
|
$222.55
UZS2,822,609.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,112.82
KWD2,184.120
|
$6,603.48
UZS83,752,449.76
|
|
pay 54.9% less for entertainment and sports
Kuwait City
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.44
KWD0.750
|
$1.34
UZS16,935.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
KWD1.550
|
$1.61
UZS20,411.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
KWD0.900
|
$1.87
UZS23,695.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$120.42
KWD36.980
|
$43.35
UZS549,762.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.41
KWD3.500
|
$4.50
UZS57,108.72
|
|
pay 6.7% more for clothing
Kuwait City
|
Tashkent
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.09
KWD13.540
|
$54.37
UZS689,521.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.04
KWD17.520
|
$59.46
UZS754,083.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.23
KWD29.550
|
$97.85
UZS1,241,050.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.78
KWD34.330
|
$109.20
UZS1,384,951.51
|
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