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Kuwait City vs. Minsk Cost of Living Summary

Kuwait City is 75.1% more expensive than Minsk.

Restaurants: pay 16.0% more in Kuwait City
Groceries: pay 69.4% more in Kuwait City
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Kuwait City
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Kuwait City
Childcare: pay 10.8% less in Kuwait City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in Kuwait City
Clothing: pay 14.3% less in Kuwait City

The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, groceries, and restaurants in Kuwait City are more expensive than in Minsk. Expenses including clothing and childcare are lower in Kuwait City. Notably, entertainment and sports, transportation, and housing are significantly more expensive in Kuwait City.

Kuwait City vs. Minsk Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 16.0% more for restaurants

	Minsk	Kuwait City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.15 BYN31.25	$11.45 KWD3.510	+25.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.90 BYN20.16	$9.48 KWD2.910	+60.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 BYN2.02	$0.56 KWD0.170	-4.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 BYN1.35	$0.33 KWD0.100	-17.4%
Average			+16.0%

Minsk vs. Kuwait City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 69.4% more for groceries

	Minsk	Kuwait City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 BYN1.94	$1.32 KWD0.410	+132.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.13 BYN10.70	$2.68 KWD0.820	-14.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.67 BYN9.12	$5.98 KWD1.840	+124.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.30 BYN4.45	$1.95 KWD0.600	+49.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.81 BYN6.18	$3.21 KWD0.980	+77.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.53 BYN1.80	$1.06 KWD0.320	+100.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 BYN2.59	$0.88 KWD0.270	+16.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 BYN2.80	$0.77 KWD0.240	-6.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 BYN3.40	$0.78 KWD0.240	-21.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 BYN0.83	$0.60 KWD0.180	+148.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.27 BYN0.91	$0.68 KWD0.210	+156.0%
Average			+69.4%

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Minsk	Kuwait City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.87 BYN9.80	$1.35 KWD0.420	-52.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.05 BYN51.42	$44.15 KWD13.550	+193.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,703.95 BYN60,492.36	$21,257.11 KWD6,525.510	+20.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.84 BYN13.11	$23.71 KWD7.280	+518.1%
Average			+169.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Minsk	Kuwait City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.78 BYN33.40	$29.07 KWD8.920	+197.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$477.71 BYN1,632.27	$923.87 KWD283.610	+93.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.53 BYN1,098.61	$704.38 KWD216.230	+119.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.74 BYN132.36	$52.86 KWD16.230	+36.4%
Average			+111.5%

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pay 10.8% less for childcare

	Minsk	Kuwait City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$292.61 BYN999.80	$306.59 KWD94.120	+4.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,129.44 BYN34,611.13	$7,442.33 KWD2,284.650	-26.5%
Average			-10.8%

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Minsk	Kuwait City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.03 BYN3.53	$3.27 KWD1.000	+216.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 BYN5.86	$5.74 KWD1.760	+234.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.92 BYN6.55	$2.94 KWD0.900	+53.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.97 BYN98.97	$108.17 KWD33.210	+273.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.72 BYN16.13	$11.45 KWD3.510	+142.4%
Average			+184.1%

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pay 14.3% less for clothing

	Minsk	Kuwait City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.59 BYN145.54	$39.65 KWD12.170	-6.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.69 BYN139.04	$38.70 KWD11.880	-4.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.65 BYN378.07	$85.03 KWD26.100	-23.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.51 BYN319.50	$72.67 KWD22.310	-22.3%
Average			-14.3%

Minsk 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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