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Kuwait vs. Tajikistan Cost of Living Summary

Kuwait is 84.7% more expensive than Tajikistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 9.6% more in Kuwait
Groceries: pay 29.3% more in Kuwait
Transportation: pay 3.1 times more in Kuwait
Housing: pay 87.5% more in Kuwait
Childcare: pay 67.2% more in Kuwait
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Kuwait
Clothing: pay 31.4% more in Kuwait

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, clothing, and groceries in Kuwait are more expensive than in Tajikistan. Notably, transportation, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in Kuwait.

Kuwait vs. Tajikistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.6% more for restaurants

	Tajikistan	Kuwait
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.09 TJS56.11	$8.58 KWD2.640	+41.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.60 TJS79.28	$8.32 KWD2.560	-3.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 TJS5.20	$0.53 KWD0.160	-6.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 TJS2.82	$0.33 KWD0.100	+6.8%
Average			+9.6%

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pay 29.3% more for groceries

	Tajikistan	Kuwait
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 TJS5.06	$0.99 KWD0.310	+80.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.82 TJS53.67	$2.15 KWD0.660	-63.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.96 TJS36.53	$5.32 KWD1.640	+34.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.72 TJS15.86	$1.88 KWD0.580	+9.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.75 TJS16.10	$2.77 KWD0.850	+58.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TJS6.45	$0.95 KWD0.290	+35.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18 TJS10.92	$0.78 KWD0.240	-33.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 TJS8.50	$0.61 KWD0.190	-34.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 TJS4.07	$0.60 KWD0.180	+35.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 TJS2.64	$0.50 KWD0.150	+74.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 TJS1.87	$0.46 KWD0.140	+124.7%
Average			+29.3%

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pay 3.1 times more for transportation

	Tajikistan	Kuwait
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.06 TJS37.45	$1.33 KWD0.410	-67.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.59 TJS97.58	$43.22 KWD13.310	+308.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,647.15 TJS107,336.20	$20,235.14 KWD6,231.860	+73.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.60 TJS33.18	$23.22 KWD7.150	+545.0%
Average			+214.9%

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pay 87.5% more for housing

	Tajikistan	Kuwait
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.59 TJS180.52	$27.12 KWD8.350	+38.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$370.61 TJS3,415.44	$802.93 KWD247.280	+116.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$239.79 TJS2,209.86	$600.40 KWD184.910	+150.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.50 TJS317.94	$49.82 KWD15.340	+44.4%
Average			+87.5%

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pay 67.2% more for childcare

	Tajikistan	Kuwait
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$95.29 TJS878.21	$234.17 KWD72.120	+145.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,972.94 TJS64,260.23	$6,190.94 KWD1,906.640	-11.2%
Average			+67.2%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Tajikistan	Kuwait
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.06 TJS9.76	$2.96 KWD0.910	+179.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.50 TJS13.82	$5.05 KWD1.560	+237.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.65 TJS24.39	$2.94 KWD0.910	+11.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.89 TJS312.31	$101.00 KWD31.110	+198.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.50 TJS41.47	$10.68 KWD3.290	+137.3%
Average			+152.7%

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pay 31.4% more for clothing

	Tajikistan	Kuwait
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.45 TJS243.74	$38.78 KWD11.940	+46.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.67 TJS310.30	$37.81 KWD11.650	+12.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$60.88 TJS561.08	$84.62 KWD26.060	+39.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.59 TJS512.29	$70.86 KWD21.820	+27.5%
Average			+31.4%

Tajikistan 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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