Cape Town vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$881
$1424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2144
$3690
🏠 One person rent
$484
$725
🏘️ Family rent
$966
$1524
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$339
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.2
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1518
$2222
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
55
43
😀 Quality of life
60
73
🏙️ Population
434K
2.99M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 38% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 6078th and 3697th ($881 vs $1424) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in South Africa and Kuwait, respectively. Check South Africa vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cape Town compared to 1.6 months in Kuwait City. Cape Town ranked 3rd best city to live in South Africa vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 5406th and 1759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cape Town Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.47
$8.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$2.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$536
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1202
$1816
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$749
$1353
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$49.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.2
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.61%
6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1890
$6427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$3038
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.17
$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$5.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$5.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.51
$3.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.22
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$120
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.42
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.7
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.4
$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$172
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4013
$6644

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$773
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$632
371 km or 231 mi George
$684
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$805
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$866
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$643
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$704
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$703
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$753
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$710
882 km or 548 mi East London
$683
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$601
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$511
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$535
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$689
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$682
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$765
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$701
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$621
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$719
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$625
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$738
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$631
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$633
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$637
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$875
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$845
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$656
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$603
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$908
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$776
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$807
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$889
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$780
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$751
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$718

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$708
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$710
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$543
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$698
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$540
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$875
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$559
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$671
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$541
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$646
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$549
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$910
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$621
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$522
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$594
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$868
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$577
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$568
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$606
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$561
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1005
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$637
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$959
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1375
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1327
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1285
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$606
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$559
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$569
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$550
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$604
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$511
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$531