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Kuwait City vs. Harare Cost of Living Summary

Kuwait City is 33.6% more expensive than Harare.

Restaurants: pay 6.3% more in Kuwait City
Groceries: pay 8.3% less in Kuwait City
Transportation: pay 21.9% less in Kuwait City
Housing: pay 55.8% more in Kuwait City
Childcare: pay 2.2% more in Kuwait City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 94.0% more in Kuwait City
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Kuwait City

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

Kuwait City vs. Harare Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.3% more for restaurants

	Harare	Kuwait City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$11.45 KWD3.510	+14.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.00 ZWL1,932.00	$9.48 KWD2.910	+58.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 ZWL223.71	$0.56 KWD0.170	-18.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 ZWL147.28	$0.33 KWD0.100	-28.5%
Average			+6.3%

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pay 8.3% less for groceries

	Harare	Kuwait City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ZWL322.00	$1.32 KWD0.410	+32.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.77 ZWL1,857.25	$2.68 KWD0.820	-53.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.10 ZWL1,963.08	$5.98 KWD1.840	-1.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 ZWL672.39	$1.95 KWD0.600	-6.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.97 ZWL956.35	$3.21 KWD0.980	+8.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 ZWL430.38	$1.06 KWD0.320	-20.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 ZWL239.53	$0.88 KWD0.270	+18.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 ZWL328.63	$0.77 KWD0.240	-24.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 ZWL242.73	$0.78 KWD0.240	+3.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 ZWL229.11	$0.60 KWD0.180	-15.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 ZWL311.47	$0.68 KWD0.210	-29.8%
Average			-8.3%

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pay 21.9% less for transportation

	Harare	Kuwait City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.94 ZWL1,912.67	$1.35 KWD0.420	-77.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$55.00 ZWL17,710.00	$44.15 KWD13.550	-19.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,000.00 ZWL7,084,000.00	$21,257.11 KWD6,525.510	-3.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.00 ZWL6,762.00	$23.71 KWD7.280	+12.9%
Average			-21.9%

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pay 55.8% more for housing

	Harare	Kuwait City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$93.58 ZWL30,133.83	$29.07 KWD8.920	-68.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$402.94 ZWL129,747.06	$923.87 KWD283.610	+129.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$284.62 ZWL91,646.15	$704.38 KWD216.230	+147.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 ZWL14,774.12	$52.86 KWD16.230	+15.2%
Average			+55.8%

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pay 2.2% more for childcare

	Harare	Kuwait City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$255.56 ZWL82,288.89	$306.59 KWD94.120	+20.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,812.50 ZWL2,837,625.00	$7,442.33 KWD2,284.650	-15.5%
Average			+2.2%

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pay 94.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Harare	Kuwait City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 ZWL483.00	$3.27 KWD1.000	+118.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 ZWL937.59	$5.74 KWD1.760	+97.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.20 ZWL386.40	$2.94 KWD0.900	+145.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.38 ZWL17,833.85	$108.17 KWD33.210	+95.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$11.45 KWD3.510	+14.5%
Average			+94.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Harare	Kuwait City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.92 ZWL6,091.17	$39.65 KWD12.170	+109.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.50 ZWL6,923.00	$38.70 KWD11.880	+80.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$33.85 ZWL10,898.46	$85.03 KWD26.100	+151.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$38.85 ZWL12,508.46	$72.67 KWD22.310	+87.1%
Average			+107.0%

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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: December 2025

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