Cost of living comparison
Kuwait City is 89.1% more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 1.2% more for restaurants
Minsk
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
BYN25.00
|
$8.14
KWD2.500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.89
BYN16.00
|
$7.16
KWD2.200
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
BYN2.50
|
$0.54
KWD0.170
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
|
pay 58.4% more for groceries
Minsk
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
BYN1.88
|
$0.95
KWD0.290
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
BYN10.05
|
$2.53
KWD0.780
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.61
BYN8.54
|
$5.90
KWD1.810
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.26
BYN4.11
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
BYN5.51
|
$2.73
KWD0.840
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
BYN1.47
|
$1.06
KWD0.330
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
BYN2.49
|
$0.85
KWD0.260
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
BYN2.51
|
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.47
|
$0.68
KWD0.210
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BYN0.94
|
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Minsk
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.08
|
$1.27
KWD0.390
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.60
BYN51.04
|
$47.19
KWD14.470
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,572.15
BYN57,491.99
|
$22,783.27
KWD6,986.060
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
BYN11.70
|
$29.29
KWD8.980
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Minsk
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.72
BYN35.08
|
$28.44
KWD8.720
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.93
BYN1,406.63
|
$930.70
KWD285.380
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$258.96
BYN847.25
|
$702.87
KWD215.520
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
BYN137.60
|
$41.98
KWD12.870
|
|
pay 51.1% more for childcare
Minsk
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.69
BYN993.61
|
$560.24
KWD171.790
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,704.58
BYN18,664.07
|
$6,716.63
KWD2,059.530
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Minsk
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
BYN3.27
|
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
BYN5.26
|
$5.60
KWD1.720
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
BYN5.25
|
$3.17
KWD0.970
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.28
BYN102.33
|
$124.57
KWD38.200
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.58
BYN15.00
|
$11.39
KWD3.490
|
|
pay 2.5% less for clothing
Minsk
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.57
BYN214.54
|
$45.57
KWD13.970
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.29
BYN138.35
|
$56.69
KWD17.380
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
BYN328.91
|
$94.97
KWD29.120
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.89
BYN326.81
|
$91.63
KWD28.100
|
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