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Kuwait City vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Kuwait City is 11.2% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 12.8% less in Kuwait City
Groceries: pay 16.4% more in Kuwait City
Transportation: pay 59.9% more in Kuwait City
Housing: pay 48.2% more in Kuwait City
Childcare: pay 50.6% less in Kuwait City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.2% more in Kuwait City
Clothing: pay 37.8% less in Kuwait City

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

Kuwait City vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.8% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Kuwait City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB964.76	$11.45 KWD3.490	-4.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB482.38	$9.48 KWD2.900	+58.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB111.76	$0.56 KWD0.170	-59.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB49.44	$0.33 KWD0.100	-46.5%
Average			-12.8%

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pay 16.4% more for groceries

	Moscow	Kuwait City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB68.41	$1.32 KWD0.400	+56.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB506.89	$2.68 KWD0.820	-57.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB373.52	$5.98 KWD1.830	+29.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB136.02	$1.95 KWD0.600	+16.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB199.12	$3.21 KWD0.980	+30.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB65.42	$1.06 KWD0.320	+30.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB70.34	$0.88 KWD0.270	+1.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB72.91	$0.77 KWD0.230	-15.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB132.56	$0.78 KWD0.240	-52.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB34.51	$0.60 KWD0.180	+41.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB27.37	$0.68 KWD0.210	+100.4%
Average			+16.4%

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pay 59.9% more for transportation

	Moscow	Kuwait City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB229.46	$1.35 KWD0.410	-52.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,961.82	$44.15 KWD13.480	+20.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,990,761.18	$21,257.11 KWD6,490.050	-42.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB463.09	$23.71 KWD7.240	+313.9%
Average			+59.9%

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pay 48.2% more for housing

	Moscow	Kuwait City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB631.88	$29.07 KWD8.880	+271.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB101,299.98	$923.87 KWD282.070	-26.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB57,337.54	$704.38 KWD215.050	-0.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,940.89	$52.86 KWD16.140	-52.2%
Average			+48.2%

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pay 50.6% less for childcare

	Moscow	Kuwait City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB53,061.89	$306.59 KWD93.610	-53.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,154,916.19	$7,442.33 KWD2,272.230	-47.9%
Average			-50.6%

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pay 55.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Kuwait City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB337.67	$3.27 KWD1.000	-21.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB255.19	$5.74 KWD1.750	+81.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB241.19	$2.94 KWD0.900	-1.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,603.89	$108.17 KWD33.030	+142.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB530.62	$11.45 KWD3.490	+74.4%
Average			+55.2%

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pay 37.8% less for clothing

	Moscow	Kuwait City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,148.59	$39.65 KWD12.110	-47.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,859.05	$38.70 KWD11.820	-18.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,939.33	$85.03 KWD25.960	-30.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,675.90	$72.67 KWD22.190	-53.7%
Average			-37.8%

Moscow 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: November 2025

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