Cost of living comparison

Swaziland

compared to

Kuwait

Kuwait vs. Swaziland Cost of Living Summary

Kuwait is 22.0% more expensive than Swaziland overall.

Restaurants: pay 11.7% less in Kuwait
Groceries: pay 4.0% more in Kuwait
Transportation: pay 74.6% less in Kuwait
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Kuwait
Childcare: pay 3.0% more in Kuwait
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Kuwait
Clothing: pay 47.6% more in Kuwait

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

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Kuwait vs. Swaziland Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kuwait instead of Swaziland, you would:

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pay 11.7% less for restaurants

	Swaziland	Kuwait
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.22 SZL168.18	$8.31 KWD2.570	-18.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.91 SZL97.20	$7.91 KWD2.450	+34.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.10 SZL18.05	$0.55 KWD0.170	-49.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 SZL9.64	$0.31 KWD0.090	-47.6%
Average			-11.7%

Swaziland vs. Kuwait - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.0% more for groceries

	Swaziland	Kuwait
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 SZL13.64	$1.08 KWD0.330	+30.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.41 SZL88.99	$2.22 KWD0.690	-58.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.91 SZL97.32	$5.32 KWD1.650	-10.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.80 SZL29.66	$2.10 KWD0.650	+16.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.59 SZL42.61	$2.71 KWD0.840	+4.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.80 SZL13.23	$1.10 KWD0.340	+37.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.29 SZL4.78	$0.80 KWD0.250	+176.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.56 SZL9.19	$0.67 KWD0.210	+20.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 SZL10.32	$0.61 KWD0.190	-3.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 SZL9.57	$0.50 KWD0.160	-13.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 SZL11.44	$0.47 KWD0.150	-31.8%
Average			+4.0%

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pay 74.6% less for transportation

	Swaziland	Kuwait
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.91 SZL80.87	$1.25 KWD0.390	-74.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$51.95 KWD16.060
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$20,021.80 KWD6,189.540
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$29.57 KWD9.140
Average			-74.6%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Swaziland	Kuwait
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.04 SZL444.96	$30.53 KWD9.440	+12.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$271.15 SZL4,462.00	$776.48 KWD240.040	+186.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$176.26 SZL2,900.51	$619.33 KWD191.460	+251.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.01 SZL806.56	$39.56 KWD12.230	-19.3%
Average			+145.3%

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pay 3.0% more for childcare

	Swaziland	Kuwait
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$251.54 KWD77.760
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,309.26 SZL104K	$6,500.38 KWD2,009.530	+3.0%
Average			+3.0%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Swaziland	Kuwait
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.10 SZL34.61	$2.68 KWD0.830	+27.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.55 SZL42.03	$4.71 KWD1.460	+84.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.79 SZL45.98	$2.74 KWD0.850	-2.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.53 SZL370.80	$97.98 KWD30.290	+334.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.61 SZL59.33	$11.58 KWD3.580	+221.2%
Average			+128.8%

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pay 47.6% more for clothing

	Swaziland	Kuwait
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.55 SZL568.57	$37.05 KWD11.450	+7.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.02 SZL247.20	$37.45 KWD11.580	+149.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.10 SZL1,153.61	$95.55 KWD29.540	+36.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$54.08 SZL889.93	$70.48 KWD21.790	+30.3%
Average			+47.6%

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