Kuwait City vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kuwait City	Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1461	$827
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3476	$2080
🏠 One person rent	$716	$428
🏘️ Family rent	$1240	$758
🍽️ Food expenses	$406	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$207	$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1981	$322
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	43	47
😀 Quality of life	77	56
🏙️ Population	2.99M	2.96M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 77% more expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 4189th and 6652nd ($1461 vs $827) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kuwait and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kuwait City compared to 0.4 months in Tashkent. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 1096th and 6254th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Tashkent

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	Kuwait City	Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$5.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.5	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.26	$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.24	$1.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.67	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$831	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$595	$341
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1474	$958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1059	$626
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.8	$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.2	$53.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.9	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	23.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7223	$1857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2046	$997
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.36	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.23	$6.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$2.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.33	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.5	$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.32	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.98	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$119	$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$5.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.2	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.1	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$341	$309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8046	$10127

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Cities near Kuwait City

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi	Umm Qasr	$711
82 km or 51 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
82 km or 51 mi	Al-Faw	$707
112 km or 69 mi	Abadan	$556
116 km or 72 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
119 km or 74 mi	Khorramshahr	$551
125 km or 78 mi	Basra	$861
176 km or 110 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
226 km or 141 mi	Ahvaz	$571
250 km or 155 mi	Nasiriyah	$664
257 km or 159 mi	Behbahan	$492
281 km or 174 mi	Bushehr	$465
285 km or 177 mi	Amarah	$680
308 km or 192 mi	Shushtar	$546
311 km or 193 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$529
312 km or 194 mi	Jubail	$928
314 km or 195 mi	Borazjan	$489
328 km or 204 mi	Izeh	$476
337 km or 209 mi	Samawah	$581
337 km or 209 mi	Qatif	$823
337 km or 210 mi	Dezful	$574
344 km or 214 mi	Andimeshk	$569
356 km or 221 mi	Kazerun	$523
375 km or 233 mi	Yasuj	$487
388 km or 241 mi	Dammam	$1037
405 km or 252 mi	Kut	$627
406 km or 252 mi	Dhahran	$931
412 km or 256 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$475
428 km or 266 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$364
435 km or 270 mi	Manama	$1309
436 km or 271 mi	Isa Town	$1192
441 km or 274 mi	Riffa	$1109
442 km or 275 mi	Shiraz	$565
452 km or 281 mi	Kufa	$554
456 km or 284 mi	Najaf	$570
456 km or 284 mi	Khorramabad	$546
468 km or 291 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
469 km or 292 mi	Marvdasht	$547
470 km or 292 mi	Dorud	$513
473 km or 294 mi	Shahreza	$479

Cities near Tashkent

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Chirchiq	$736
87 km or 54 mi	Istiklol	$609
115 km or 71 mi	Shymkent	$562
117 km or 73 mi	Khujand	$585
123 km or 77 mi	Buston	$635
127 km or 79 mi	Ghafurov	$590
149 km or 92 mi	Konibodom	$619
156 km or 97 mi	Istaravshan	$653
178 km or 110 mi	Jizzakh	$553
204 km or 127 mi	Namangan	$561
226 km or 140 mi	Margilan	$653
235 km or 146 mi	Fergana	$679
238 km or 148 mi	Turkistan	$521
244 km or 152 mi	Panjakent	$692
247 km or 153 mi	Taraz	$477
254 km or 158 mi	Kentau	$505
267 km or 166 mi	Andijan	$447
267 km or 166 mi	Samarkand	$484
280 km or 174 mi	Talas	$533
306 km or 190 mi	Dushanbe	$735
308 km or 191 mi	Osh	$549
313 km or 195 mi	Toktogul	$621
314 km or 195 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
322 km or 200 mi	Tursunzoda	$702
387 km or 241 mi	Qurghonteppa	$704
400 km or 249 mi	Qarshi	$513
443 km or 275 mi	Bukhara	$436
471 km or 292 mi	Bishkek	$757
493 km or 306 mi	Kant	$503
499 km or 310 mi	Kyzylorda	$484
510 km or 317 mi	Kunduz	$454
526 km or 327 mi	Tokmok	$616
542 km or 337 mi	Turkmenabat	$1709
544 km or 338 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$488
562 km or 349 mi	Naryn	$580
597 km or 371 mi	Puli Khumri	$429
598 km or 372 mi	Sheberghan	$457
605 km or 376 mi	Kashgar	$575
610 km or 379 mi	Artux	$565
641 km or 398 mi	Kaskelen	$866