Cape Town vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cape Town	Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1231	$1454
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2814	$3423
🏠 One person rent	$681	$741
🏘️ Family rent	$1180	$1291
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$401
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$2360
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	56	43
😀 Quality of life	55	79
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.99M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 15% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 4637th and 4115th ($1231 vs $1454) 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 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 1.6 months in Kuwait City. Cape Town ranked 5th best city to live in South Africa vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 6312th and 884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Kuwait City

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	Cape Town	Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.5	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.4	$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$9.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$3.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$630
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1355	$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$937	$1123
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.4	$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1957	$8536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1290	$1767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.5	$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.78	$3.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.66	$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$3.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.86	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4978	$7065

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1243
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$666
371 km or 231 mi	George	$857
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$946
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1005
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$746
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$814
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$988
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$861
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1304
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$784
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$598
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$650
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$901
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$762
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$948
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$833
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$904
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$637
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$637
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$984
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$668
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$607
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$890
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$985
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$984
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$892
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$927
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$857

Cities near Kuwait City

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
82 km or 51 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
82 km or 51 mi	Al-Faw	$730
112 km or 69 mi	Abadan	$549
116 km or 72 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
119 km or 74 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
125 km or 78 mi	Basra	$889
176 km or 110 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
226 km or 141 mi	Ahvaz	$571
250 km or 155 mi	Nasiriyah	$669
257 km or 159 mi	Behbahan	$483
281 km or 174 mi	Bushehr	$453
285 km or 177 mi	Amarah	$681
308 km or 192 mi	Shushtar	$530
311 km or 193 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$517
312 km or 194 mi	Jubail	$930
314 km or 195 mi	Borazjan	$477
328 km or 204 mi	Izeh	$459
337 km or 209 mi	Samawah	$583
337 km or 209 mi	Qatif	$873
337 km or 210 mi	Dezful	$566
344 km or 214 mi	Andimeshk	$560
356 km or 221 mi	Kazerun	$503
375 km or 233 mi	Yasuj	$463
388 km or 241 mi	Dammam	$1008
405 km or 252 mi	Kut	$630
406 km or 252 mi	Dhahran	$908
412 km or 256 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$474
428 km or 266 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$352
435 km or 270 mi	Manama	$1237
436 km or 271 mi	Isa Town	$1230
441 km or 274 mi	Riffa	$1201
442 km or 275 mi	Shiraz	$553
452 km or 281 mi	Kufa	$555
456 km or 284 mi	Najaf	$570
456 km or 284 mi	Khorramabad	$540
468 km or 291 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
469 km or 292 mi	Marvdasht	$530
470 km or 292 mi	Dorud	$508
473 km or 294 mi	Shahreza	$470