Cost of living comparison
Kuwait City is 75.3% more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 11.1% more for restaurants
|
Minsk
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.11
BYN29.91
|
$9.75
KWD3.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.16
BYN16.95
|
$8.13
KWD2.500
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BYN2.42
|
$0.67
KWD0.210
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
BYN1.52
|
$0.42
KWD0.130
|
|
pay 55.3% more for groceries
|
Minsk
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
BYN1.84
|
$1.00
KWD0.310
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
BYN10.03
|
$2.63
KWD0.810
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.12
|
$5.77
KWD1.770
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
BYN4.22
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
BYN5.72
|
$2.92
KWD0.900
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.50
BYN1.64
|
$1.05
KWD0.320
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.44
|
$0.84
KWD0.260
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
BYN2.56
|
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
BYN3.22
|
$0.71
KWD0.220
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
$0.49
KWD0.150
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
BYN0.93
|
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
|
Minsk
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.80
BYN9.18
|
$1.28
KWD0.390
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.51
BYN50.90
|
$48.77
KWD14.980
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,466.62
BYN57,333.19
|
$22,111.30
KWD6,791.380
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.72
BYN12.22
|
$29.26
KWD8.990
|
|
pay 92.6% more for housing
|
Minsk
|
Kuwait City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.42
BYN34.21
|
$26.66
KWD8.190
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$468.79
BYN1,538.79
|
$879.86
KWD270.250
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$299.22
BYN982.17
|
$681.04
KWD209.180
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.67
BYN136.76
|
$41.34
KWD12.700
|
|
pay 11.0% more for childcare
|
Minsk
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.24
BYN988.79
|
$464.57
KWD142.690
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,252.74
BYN33,654.04
|
$6,942.30
KWD2,132.290
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Minsk
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.43
BYN4.71
|
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
BYN5.53
|
$5.99
KWD1.840
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
BYN5.98
|
$3.09
KWD0.950
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.67
BYN103.95
|
$113.29
KWD34.800
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.56
BYN14.96
|
$11.38
KWD3.500
|
|
pay 9.9% less for clothing
|
Minsk
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.57
BYN205.39
|
$42.27
KWD12.980
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.40
BYN155.58
|
$51.44
KWD15.800
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.39
BYN349.21
|
$93.02
KWD28.570
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
BYN321.08
|
$94.84
KWD29.130
|
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