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Kuwait vs. Mongolia Cost of Living Summary

Kuwait is 40.8% more expensive than Mongolia overall.

Restaurants: pay 13.2% more in Kuwait
Groceries: pay 14.8% less in Kuwait
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Kuwait
Housing: pay 48.7% more in Kuwait
Childcare: pay 16.8% more in Kuwait
Entertainment and Sports: pay 90.5% more in Kuwait
Clothing: pay 40.6% less in Kuwait

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

Kuwait vs. Mongolia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kuwait instead of Mongolia, you would:

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pay 13.2% more for restaurants

	Mongolia	Kuwait
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.56 MNT19,913.00	$8.58 KWD2.640	+54.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.41 MNT19,365.39	$8.32 KWD2.550	+53.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 MNT2,588.69	$0.53 KWD0.160	-26.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 MNT1,637.41	$0.33 KWD0.100	-28.5%
Average			+13.2%

Mongolia vs. Kuwait - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.8% less for groceries

	Mongolia	Kuwait
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 MNT3,304.31	$0.99 KWD0.300	+7.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.86 MNT21,008.22	$2.15 KWD0.660	-63.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.29 MNT18,955.04	$5.32 KWD1.630	+0.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 MNT7,329.93	$1.88 KWD0.580	-8.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.65 MNT9,484.02	$2.77 KWD0.850	+4.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 MNT4,786.76	$0.95 KWD0.290	-28.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 MNT3,703.28	$0.78 KWD0.240	-24.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.87 MNT6,683.97	$0.61 KWD0.190	-67.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 MNT4,177.48	$0.60 KWD0.180	-48.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MNT1,106.47	$0.50 KWD0.150	+61.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MNT1,580.67	$0.46 KWD0.140	+3.3%
Average			-14.8%

Mongolia vs. Kuwait - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Mongolia	Kuwait
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.78 MNT13,555.64	$1.33 KWD0.410	-64.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.34 MNT29,869.50	$43.22 KWD13.270	+418.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,628.61 MNT102,551,962.31	$20,235.14 KWD6,211.780	-29.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.00 MNT17,921.70	$23.22 KWD7.130	+364.1%
Average			+172.1%

Mongolia vs. Kuwait - Cost of transportation

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pay 48.7% more for housing

	Mongolia	Kuwait
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.74 MNT49,201.71	$27.12 KWD8.320	+97.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$503.97 MNT1,805,294.99	$802.93 KWD246.480	+59.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$394.69 MNT1,413,823.17	$600.40 KWD184.310	+52.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.01 MNT207,795.08	$49.82 KWD15.290	-14.1%
Average			+48.7%

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pay 16.8% more for childcare

	Mongolia	Kuwait
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.77 MNT597,390.07	$234.17 KWD71.890	+40.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,632.97 MNT23,760,294.02	$6,190.94 KWD1,900.490	-6.7%
Average			+16.8%

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pay 90.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Mongolia	Kuwait
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 MNT6,969.55	$2.96 KWD0.910	+52.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MNT8,675.43	$5.05 KWD1.550	+108.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.71 MNT6,142.65	$2.94 KWD0.900	+71.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.49 MNT248,912.53	$101.00 KWD31.010	+45.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.89 MNT13,939.10	$10.68 KWD3.280	+174.5%
Average			+90.5%

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pay 40.6% less for clothing

	Mongolia	Kuwait
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.91 MNT293,429.59	$38.78 KWD11.910	-52.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.60 MNT234,973.23	$37.81 KWD11.610	-42.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.97 MNT354,518.77	$84.62 KWD25.980	-14.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.55 MNT539,310.48	$70.86 KWD21.750	-52.9%
Average			-40.6%

Mongolia vs. Kuwait - 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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