Cost of living comparison

Tashkent, Uzbekistan

compared to

Kuwait City, Kuwait

Kuwait City vs. Tashkent Cost of Living Summary

Kuwait City is 84.9% more expensive than Tashkent.

Restaurants: pay 70.5% more in Kuwait City
Groceries: pay 49.6% more in Kuwait City
Transportation: pay 3.9 times more in Kuwait City
Housing: pay 59.2% more in Kuwait City
Childcare: pay 15.8% more in Kuwait City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Kuwait City
Clothing: pay 16.7% less in Kuwait City

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, groceries, and childcare in Kuwait City are more expensive than in Tashkent. Notably, transportation and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Kuwait City.

Kuwait City vs. Tashkent Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 70.5% more for restaurants

	Tashkent	Kuwait City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.03 UZS64,906.20	$9.75 KWD3.010	+94.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.00 UZS51,649.36	$8.13 KWD2.510	+103.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 UZS7,393.14	$0.67 KWD0.210	+16.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 UZS3,196.44	$0.42 KWD0.130	+68.3%
Average			+70.5%

Tashkent vs. Kuwait City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 49.6% more for groceries

	Tashkent	Kuwait City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.49 UZS6,304.40	$1.00 KWD0.310	+105.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.58 UZS46,163.98	$2.63 KWD0.810	-26.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.13 UZS53,371.11	$5.77 KWD1.780	+39.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 UZS21,702.12	$2.35 KWD0.720	+39.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.75 UZS22,633.07	$2.92 KWD0.900	+66.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 UZS7,883.75	$1.05 KWD0.320	+72.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 UZS9,910.30	$0.84 KWD0.260	+9.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 UZS12,505.27	$0.77 KWD0.240	-20.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 UZS8,357.15	$0.71 KWD0.220	+10.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 UZS2,777.31	$0.49 KWD0.150	+129.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 UZS2,236.26	$0.38 KWD0.120	+120.0%
Average			+49.6%

Tashkent vs. Kuwait City - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.9 times more for transportation

	Tashkent	Kuwait City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.69 UZS47,655.49	$1.28 KWD0.400	-65.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.71 UZS138,355.72	$48.77 KWD15.030	+355.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,484.77 UZS238,681,614.17	$22,111.30 KWD6,815.590	+19.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.02 UZS39,059.83	$29.26 KWD9.020	+867.4%
Average			+294.2%

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pay 59.2% more for housing

	Tashkent	Kuwait City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.73 UZS164,371.36	$26.66 KWD8.220	+109.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$656.57 UZS8,477,906.85	$879.86 KWD271.210	+34.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$415.70 UZS5,367,676.71	$681.04 KWD209.920	+63.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.91 UZS412,013.09	$41.34 KWD12.740	+29.5%
Average			+59.2%

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pay 15.8% more for childcare

	Tashkent	Kuwait City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.58 UZS3,790,836.38	$464.57 KWD143.200	+58.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,476.32 UZS122,361,525.12	$6,942.30 KWD2,139.890	-26.7%
Average			+15.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Tashkent	Kuwait City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.17 UZS15,057.85	$1.63 KWD0.500	+39.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.72 UZS22,271.84	$5.99 KWD1.850	+247.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 UZS25,824.68	$3.09 KWD0.950	+54.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.19 UZS609,346.88	$113.29 KWD34.920	+140.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 UZS64,561.70	$11.38 KWD3.510	+127.6%
Average			+121.7%

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pay 16.7% less for clothing

	Tashkent	Kuwait City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.56 UZS691,523.62	$42.27 KWD13.030	-21.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.31 UZS714,230.56	$51.44 KWD15.850	-7.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.15 UZS1,319,016.46	$93.02 KWD28.670	-8.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.71 UZS1,739,437.34	$94.84 KWD29.230	-29.6%
Average			-16.7%

Tashkent 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: April 2025

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