Cost of living comparison

Kuwait City, Kuwait

compared to

Moscow, Russia

Moscow vs. Kuwait City Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 3.4% more expensive than Kuwait City.

Restaurants: pay 8.5% more in Moscow
Groceries: pay 16.1% less in Moscow
Transportation: pay 2.5% less in Moscow
Housing: pay 7.1% more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 25.2% more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.4% less in Moscow
Clothing: pay 24.7% more in Moscow

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

Moscow vs. Kuwait City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.5% more for restaurants

	Kuwait City	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.75 KWD3.010	$9.19 RUB826.78	-5.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.13 KWD2.500	$5.10 RUB459.32	-37.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 KWD0.210	$1.07 RUB96.49	+60.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 KWD0.130	$0.49 RUB43.67	+16.5%
Average			+8.5%

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pay 16.1% less for groceries

	Kuwait City	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 KWD0.310	$0.62 RUB55.67	-38.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.63 KWD0.810	$4.41 RUB396.51	+67.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.77 KWD1.780	$3.57 RUB320.99	-38.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 KWD0.720	$1.52 RUB136.74	-35.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KWD0.900	$1.99 RUB178.68	-31.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.05 KWD0.320	$0.68 RUB60.94	-35.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 KWD0.260	$0.67 RUB60.06	-20.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 KWD0.240	$0.72 RUB64.39	-6.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 KWD0.220	$1.12 RUB101.10	+57.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KWD0.150	$0.25 RUB22.43	-49.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.38 KWD0.120	$0.21 RUB18.83	-45.1%
Average			-16.1%

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pay 2.5% less for transportation

	Kuwait City	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.28 KWD0.400	$2.22 RUB199.62	+72.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.77 KWD15.030	$28.58 RUB2,572.21	-41.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,111.30 KWD6,812.030	$30,621.85 RUB2,755,938.70	+38.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.26 KWD9.020	$5.82 RUB523.63	-80.1%
Average			-2.5%

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pay 7.1% more for housing

	Kuwait City	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.66 KWD8.210	$6.38 RUB574.05	-76.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$879.86 KWD271.070	$960.52 RUB86,445.94	+9.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$681.04 KWD209.810	$583.26 RUB52,493.13	-14.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.34 KWD12.730	$86.66 RUB7,799.28	+109.7%
Average			+7.1%

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pay 25.2% more for childcare

	Kuwait City	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$464.57 KWD143.120	$466.53 RUB41,987.54	+0.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,942.30 KWD2,138.780	$10,413.52 RUB937,207.34	+50.0%
Average			+25.2%

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pay 23.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Kuwait City	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.63 KWD0.500	$3.06 RUB275.59	+88.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.99 KWD1.840	$2.52 RUB227.20	-57.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.09 KWD0.950	$2.45 RUB220.48	-20.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$113.29 KWD34.900	$32.34 RUB2,910.45	-71.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.38 KWD3.510	$5.10 RUB459.32	-55.2%
Average			-23.4%

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pay 24.7% more for clothing

	Kuwait City	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.27 KWD13.020	$81.16 RUB7,303.91	+92.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.44 KWD15.850	$42.31 RUB3,807.67	-17.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.02 KWD28.660	$108.95 RUB9,805.63	+17.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.84 KWD29.220	$101.97 RUB9,177.20	+7.5%
Average			+24.7%

Kuwait City vs. Moscow - 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: March 2025

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