Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 11.3% more expensive than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 41.6% more for restaurants
|
Kuwait City
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.14
KWD2.480
|
$9.92
RUB968.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.16
KWD2.190
|
$4.92
RUB480.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
KWD0.170
|
$1.10
RUB107.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
$0.60
RUB58.53
|
|
pay 6.6% less for groceries
|
Kuwait City
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
KWD0.290
|
$0.63
RUB61.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.53
KWD0.770
|
$4.72
RUB460.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.90
KWD1.800
|
$3.62
RUB353.21
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
$1.74
RUB169.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
KWD0.830
|
$2.18
RUB213.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
KWD0.320
|
$0.64
RUB62.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
KWD0.260
|
$0.69
RUB66.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
KWD0.240
|
$0.79
RUB77.41
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
KWD0.210
|
$1.56
RUB152.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
$0.19
RUB18.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$0.20
RUB19.81
|
|
pay 2.3% more for transportation
|
Kuwait City
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.27
KWD0.390
|
$2.31
RUB225.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$47.19
KWD14.410
|
$29.87
RUB2,914.41
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,783.27
KWD6,955.690
|
$32,820.00
RUB3,202,646.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.29
KWD8.940
|
$5.69
RUB555.13
|
|
pay 1.8% more for housing
|
Kuwait City
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.44
KWD8.680
|
$6.03
RUB588.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$930.70
KWD284.140
|
$881.83
RUB86,050.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$702.87
KWD214.590
|
$532.09
RUB51,922.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.98
KWD12.820
|
$90.54
RUB8,835.29
|
|
pay 29.2% more for childcare
|
Kuwait City
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$560.24
KWD171.040
|
$484.25
RUB47,254.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,716.63
KWD2,050.570
|
$11,553.80
RUB1,127,445.06
|
|
pay 26.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kuwait City
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
$3.28
RUB320.26
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.60
KWD1.710
|
$2.63
RUB257.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.17
KWD0.970
|
$2.52
RUB245.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$124.57
KWD38.030
|
$32.93
RUB3,213.38
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.39
KWD3.480
|
$5.47
RUB533.77
|
|
pay 36.9% more for clothing
|
Kuwait City
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.57
KWD13.910
|
$98.68
RUB9,629.86
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.69
KWD17.310
|
$46.53
RUB4,540.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
KWD28.990
|
$117.96
RUB11,510.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.63
KWD27.980
|
$114.14
RUB11,138.28
|
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