Cost of living comparison

Podgorica, Montenegro

compared to

Kuwait City, Kuwait

Kuwait City vs. Podgorica Cost of Living Summary

Kuwait City is 24.4% more expensive than Podgorica.

Restaurants: pay 31.6% less in Kuwait City
Groceries: pay 0.7% less in Kuwait City
Transportation: pay 73.1% more in Kuwait City
Housing: pay 10.3% more in Kuwait City
Childcare: pay 37.4% more in Kuwait City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 90.9% more in Kuwait City
Clothing: pay 8.4% less in Kuwait City

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

Kuwait City vs. Podgorica Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.6% less for restaurants

	Podgorica	Kuwait City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.57 €7.44	$9.75 KWD2.990	+13.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.04 €6.97	$8.13 KWD2.490	+1.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.13 €1.85	$0.67 KWD0.200	-68.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.51 €1.31	$0.42 KWD0.130	-72.4%
Average			-31.6%

Podgorica vs. Kuwait City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.7% less for groceries

	Podgorica	Kuwait City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.93 €0.80	$1.00 KWD0.310	+8.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.98 €3.45	$2.63 KWD0.810	-34.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.94 €4.29	$5.77 KWD1.770	+16.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 €2.57	$2.35 KWD0.720	-20.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.59 €3.12	$2.92 KWD0.890	-18.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 €0.53	$1.05 KWD0.320	+74.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.74	$0.84 KWD0.260	-0.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 €0.58	$0.77 KWD0.240	+15.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 €0.92	$0.71 KWD0.220	-32.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 €0.38	$0.49 KWD0.150	+12.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 €0.45	$0.38 KWD0.120	-26.8%
Average			-0.7%

Podgorica vs. Kuwait City - Cost of groceries

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pay 73.1% more for transportation

	Podgorica	Kuwait City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.02 €5.23	$1.28 KWD0.390	-78.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.15 €27.90	$48.77 KWD14.940	+51.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,933.36 €24,238.25	$22,111.30 KWD6,772.490	-20.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.64 €5.77	$29.26 KWD8.960	+340.4%
Average			+73.1%

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pay 10.3% more for housing

	Podgorica	Kuwait City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.29 €25.41	$26.66 KWD8.170	-9.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$586.17 €508.63	$879.86 KWD269.490	+50.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$453.87 €393.83	$681.04 KWD208.600	+50.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.62 €71.69	$41.34 KWD12.660	-50.0%
Average			+10.3%

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pay 37.4% more for childcare

	Podgorica	Kuwait City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$265.47 €230.35	$464.57 KWD142.290	+75.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,966.46 €6,044.92	$6,942.30 KWD2,126.360	-0.3%
Average			+37.4%

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pay 90.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Podgorica	Kuwait City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.36 €2.05	$1.63 KWD0.500	-31.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.95 €1.69	$5.99 KWD1.830	+207.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.86 €3.35	$3.09 KWD0.950	-19.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.72 €34.46	$113.29 KWD34.700	+185.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.36 €4.65	$11.38 KWD3.490	+112.4%
Average			+90.9%

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pay 8.4% less for clothing

	Podgorica	Kuwait City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.10 €66.03	$42.27 KWD12.950	-44.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.90 €36.35	$51.44 KWD15.750	+22.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.78 €81.37	$93.02 KWD28.490	-0.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.69 €92.58	$94.84 KWD29.050	-11.1%
Average			-8.4%

Podgorica vs. Kuwait City - 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: June 2025

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