Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 3.4% more expensive than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 8.5% more for restaurants
|
Kuwait City
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
KWD3.000
|
$9.19
RUB945.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.13
KWD2.500
|
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
KWD0.210
|
$1.07
RUB110.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
KWD0.130
|
$0.49
RUB49.95
|
|
pay 16.1% less for groceries
|
Kuwait City
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
KWD0.310
|
$0.62
RUB63.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.63
KWD0.810
|
$4.41
RUB453.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
KWD1.780
|
$3.57
RUB367.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
$1.52
RUB156.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
KWD0.900
|
$1.99
RUB204.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
KWD0.320
|
$0.68
RUB69.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
KWD0.260
|
$0.67
RUB68.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
$0.72
RUB73.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
KWD0.220
|
$1.12
RUB115.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
KWD0.150
|
$0.25
RUB25.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$0.21
RUB21.54
|
|
pay 2.5% less for transportation
|
Kuwait City
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.28
KWD0.400
|
$2.22
RUB228.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.77
KWD15.010
|
$28.58
RUB2,942.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,111.30
KWD6,805.570
|
$30,621.85
RUB3,152,386.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.26
KWD9.010
|
$5.82
RUB598.95
|
|
pay 7.1% more for housing
|
Kuwait City
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
KWD8.210
|
$6.38
RUB656.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$879.86
KWD270.810
|
$960.52
RUB98,881.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$681.04
KWD209.620
|
$583.26
RUB60,044.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.34
KWD12.720
|
$86.66
RUB8,921.22
|
|
pay 25.2% more for childcare
|
Kuwait City
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.57
KWD142.990
|
$466.53
RUB48,027.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,942.30
KWD2,136.750
|
$10,413.52
RUB1,072,026.59
|
|
pay 23.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kuwait City
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
$3.06
RUB315.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.99
KWD1.840
|
$2.52
RUB259.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.09
KWD0.950
|
$2.45
RUB252.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.29
KWD34.870
|
$32.34
RUB3,329.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
KWD3.500
|
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
|
pay 24.7% more for clothing
|
Kuwait City
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.27
KWD13.010
|
$81.16
RUB8,354.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.44
KWD15.830
|
$42.31
RUB4,355.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.02
KWD28.630
|
$108.95
RUB11,216.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.84
KWD29.190
|
$101.97
RUB10,497.36
|
|
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