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Maseru vs. Kuwait City Cost of Living Summary

Maseru is 5.4% cheaper than Kuwait City.

Restaurants: pay 65.5% more in Maseru
Groceries: pay 0.7% more in Maseru
Transportation: pay 30.7% more in Maseru
Housing: pay 53.8% less in Maseru
Childcare: pay 84.2% less in Maseru
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.9% less in Maseru
Clothing: pay 33.4% more in Maseru

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

Maseru vs. Kuwait City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 65.5% more for restaurants

	Kuwait City	Maseru
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.45 KWD3.510	$11.52 LSL196.78	+0.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.48 KWD2.910	$8.07 LSL137.75	-14.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 KWD0.170	$1.33 LSL22.63	+135.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 KWD0.100	$0.79 LSL13.45	+140.8%
Average			+65.5%

Kuwait City vs. Maseru - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.7% more for groceries

	Kuwait City	Maseru
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 KWD0.410	$0.74 LSL12.60	-44.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.68 KWD0.820	$3.65 LSL62.39	+36.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.98 KWD1.840	$3.99 LSL68.18	-33.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 KWD0.600	$1.44 LSL24.60	-26.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.21 KWD0.980	$2.68 LSL45.78	-16.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.06 KWD0.320	$0.82 LSL13.95	-22.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KWD0.270	$0.97 LSL16.63	+10.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 KWD0.240	$1.18 LSL20.09	+53.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 KWD0.240	$1.05 LSL17.86	+34.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 KWD0.180	$0.68 LSL11.61	+13.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 KWD0.210	$0.70 LSL11.94	+3.1%
Average			+0.7%

Kuwait City vs. Maseru - Cost of groceries

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pay 30.7% more for transportation

	Kuwait City	Maseru
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.35 KWD0.420	$4.58 LSL78.13	+238.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.15 KWD13.550	$28.81 LSL491.95	-34.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,257.11 KWD6,525.510	$20,166.39 LSL344,363.01	-5.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.71 KWD7.280	$5.70 LSL97.41	-75.9%
Average			+30.7%

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pay 53.8% less for housing

	Kuwait City	Maseru
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.07 KWD8.920	$32.68 LSL557.96	+12.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$923.87 KWD283.610	$145.97 LSL2,492.53	-84.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$704.38 KWD216.230	$73.94 LSL1,262.66	-89.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$52.86 KWD16.230	??
Average			-53.8%

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pay 84.2% less for childcare

	Kuwait City	Maseru
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$306.59 KWD94.120	$49.99 LSL853.69	-83.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,442.33 KWD2,284.650	$1,133.16 LSL19,349.92	-84.8%
Average			-84.2%

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pay 29.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Kuwait City	Maseru
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.27 KWD1.000	$2.02 LSL34.44	-38.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.74 KWD1.760	$1.82 LSL31.16	-68.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.94 KWD0.900	$4.90 LSL83.63	+66.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$108.17 KWD33.210	$22.09 LSL377.16	-79.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.45 KWD3.510	??
Average			-29.9%

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pay 33.4% more for clothing

	Kuwait City	Maseru
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.65 KWD12.170	$44.17 LSL754.32	+11.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.70 KWD11.880	$40.33 LSL688.73	+4.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.03 KWD26.100	$101.79 LSL1,738.21	+19.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.67 KWD22.310	$144.05 LSL2,459.74	+98.2%
Average			+33.4%

Kuwait City vs. Maseru - 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: December 2025

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