Kuwait City vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1457
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3814
$2731
🏠 One person rent
$711
$612
🏘️ Family rent
$1511
$1215
🍽️ Food expenses
$391
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$220
$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2257
$1262
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
43
96
😀 Quality of life
74
74
🏙️ Population
2.99M
13M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 36% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 3883rd and 5091st ($1457 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kuwait and Russia, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kuwait City compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 1287th and 1280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Moscow

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Kuwait City Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.81
$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.5
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.21
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$3.22
 Cappuccino
$5.9
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$794
$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$612
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1677
$1827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1368
$918
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.8
$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$8.71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5807
$6312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2705
$3303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.3
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.6
$6.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.63
$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.01
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.4
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.51
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.5
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.2
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$467
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7012
$11652

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$716
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$1268
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$713
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$557
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$705
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$552
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$879
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$588
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$665
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$507
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$548
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$559
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$928
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$541
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$490
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$586
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$878
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$588
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$583
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$537
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$489
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$989
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$631
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$870
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$370
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1267
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1226
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1218
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$558
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$566
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$585
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$559
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$546
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$518
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$527

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Distance City Cost of living
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$736
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$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541