Cost of living comparison
Kuwait City is 45.2% more expensive than Pretoria.
If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 6.7% less for restaurants
Pretoria
|
Kuwait City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
ZAR147.69
|
$8.14
KWD2.500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
ZAR78.77
|
$7.16
KWD2.200
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
ZAR16.48
|
$0.54
KWD0.170
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
ZAR12.64
|
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
|
pay 13.8% more for groceries
Pretoria
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
ZAR17.90
|
$0.95
KWD0.290
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
ZAR64.59
|
$2.53
KWD0.780
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
ZAR81.22
|
$5.90
KWD1.810
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
ZAR41.18
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR35.56
|
$2.73
KWD0.840
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.24
|
$1.06
KWD0.330
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZAR10.83
|
$0.85
KWD0.260
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR10.99
|
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.46
|
$0.68
KWD0.210
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
ZAR9.40
|
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZAR10.07
|
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 21.1% more for transportation
Pretoria
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
ZAR87.49
|
$1.27
KWD0.390
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$62.65
ZAR1,132.32
|
$47.19
KWD14.470
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,595.53
ZAR336,103.12
|
$22,783.27
KWD6,986.060
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.25
ZAR203.33
|
$29.29
KWD8.980
|
|
pay 37.8% more for housing
Pretoria
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.52
ZAR732.33
|
$28.44
KWD8.720
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.57
ZAR7,384.72
|
$930.70
KWD285.380
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$350.25
ZAR6,330.59
|
$702.87
KWD215.520
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.77
ZAR1,441.76
|
$41.98
KWD12.870
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Pretoria
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.13
ZAR3,870.35
|
$560.24
KWD171.790
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,698.27
ZAR66,844.00
|
$6,716.63
KWD2,059.530
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
ZAR40.37
|
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
ZAR33.07
|
$5.60
KWD1.720
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.72
ZAR49.23
|
$3.17
KWD0.970
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.65
ZAR590.21
|
$124.57
KWD38.200
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.95
ZAR125.54
|
$11.39
KWD3.490
|
|
pay 17.5% more for clothing
Pretoria
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.52
ZAR858.83
|
$45.57
KWD13.970
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.15
ZAR617.29
|
$56.69
KWD17.380
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.40
ZAR1,543.49
|
$94.97
KWD29.120
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.42
ZAR1,706.62
|
$91.63
KWD28.100
|
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