Cost of living comparison
Kuwait is 40.1% more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in Kuwait instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 11.8% less for restaurants
South Africa
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.29
ZAR149.79
|
$7.87
KWD2.410
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.51
ZAR81.56
|
$6.84
KWD2.100
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
ZAR16.80
|
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
ZAR12.52
|
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
|
pay 8.7% more for groceries
South Africa
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
ZAR16.78
|
$0.88
KWD0.270
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
ZAR63.54
|
$2.26
KWD0.690
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
ZAR73.09
|
$5.48
KWD1.680
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
ZAR37.70
|
$2.25
KWD0.690
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR35.53
|
$2.58
KWD0.790
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.63
|
$0.99
KWD0.300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.14
|
$0.79
KWD0.240
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.62
|
$0.72
KWD0.220
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.47
|
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
ZAR8.92
|
$0.51
KWD0.150
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.07
|
$0.37
KWD0.110
|
|
pay 39.2% more for transportation
South Africa
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
ZAR86.87
|
$1.21
KWD0.370
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.85
ZAR919.16
|
$47.40
KWD14.530
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,587.45
ZAR354,031.44
|
$20,976.19
KWD6,431.950
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.44
ZAR152.55
|
$27.95
KWD8.570
|
|
pay 32.9% more for housing
South Africa
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.70
ZAR735.71
|
$27.63
KWD8.470
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.07
ZAR6,562.27
|
$773.68
KWD237.230
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.06
ZAR5,857.19
|
$650.71
KWD199.530
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.48
ZAR1,382.31
|
$38.06
KWD11.670
|
|
pay 79.7% more for childcare
South Africa
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.15
ZAR3,075.45
|
$347.73
KWD106.630
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,782.54
ZAR68,367.19
|
$5,860.53
KWD1,797.020
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
ZAR36.88
|
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
ZAR32.36
|
$5.07
KWD1.550
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
ZAR48.47
|
$3.14
KWD0.960
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.55
ZAR515.94
|
$107.69
KWD33.020
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
ZAR107.31
|
$10.80
KWD3.310
|
|
pay 21.0% more for clothing
South Africa
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.73
ZAR808.41
|
$42.49
KWD13.030
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
ZAR545.83
|
$50.63
KWD15.530
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.48
ZAR1,472.67
|
$90.68
KWD27.810
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.16
ZAR1,394.53
|
$84.84
KWD26.010
|
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