Harare vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1012
$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2579
$3814
🏠 One person rent
$427
$711
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$1511
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$381
$2257
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
37
43
😀 Quality of life
43
74
🏙️ Population
2.15M
2.99M

The cost of living in Harare is 31% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 5611th and 3883rd ($1012 vs $1457) 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 0.4 months in Harare compared to 1.5 months in Kuwait City. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 6695th and 1287th 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
$8.03
$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.44
 Cappuccino
$3.09
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$794
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$900
$1677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$576
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.3
$54.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$124
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.99%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$5807
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1332
$2705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$29.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.61
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$4.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.24
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$5.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$77.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.2
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.9
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$249
$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8755
$7012

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$890
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$810
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$830
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$729
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$731
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$662
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$761
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$871
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$953
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$834
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$756
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$685
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$725
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1000
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$591
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$515
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$500
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$582
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$585
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$498
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$670
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$516
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$526
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1139
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$670
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1116
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1090
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$554
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$600
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1028
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$574
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$663
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1017
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$534
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1079
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$939
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$841

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$716
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$713
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$557
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$705
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$552
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$879
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$588
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$665
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$507
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$548
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$559
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$928
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$541
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$490
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$586
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$878
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$588
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$583
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$537
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$489
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$989
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$631
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$870
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$370
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1267
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1226
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1218
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$558
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$566
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$585
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$559
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$546
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$518
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$527