Harare vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2516
$3476
🏠 One person rent
$416
$716
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$1240
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$207
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$1981
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
38
43
😀 Quality of life
48
77
🏙️ Population
2.15M
2.99M

The cost of living in Harare is 30% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 5483rd and 4189th ($1024 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Zimbabwe and Kuwait, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Harare compared to 1.4 months in Kuwait City. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 6918th and 1096th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Kuwait City

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Harare Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$5.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$831
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$1474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$1059
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$65.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.3
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.19%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$973
$7223
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$2046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.2
$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$6.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$3.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$5.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$3.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$119
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$79.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$341
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10145
$8046

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$770
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$768
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$639
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$754
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$706
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$764
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$577
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$861
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$924
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$828
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$630
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$686
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$750
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1000
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$505
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$495
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$591
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$633
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$458
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$718
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$496
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$521
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$613
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$692
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1189
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1473
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$551
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$583
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1229
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$530
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$628
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1030
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$527
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$950
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1002
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1039
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$899

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$711
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$707
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$556
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$698
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$551
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$861
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$571
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$664
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$492
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$465
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$546
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$928
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$489
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$476
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$581
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$823
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$574
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$569
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$523
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$487
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1037
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$627
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$931
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1309
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1192
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1109
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$565
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$554
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$570
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$546
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$547
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$513
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$479