Johannesburg vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1079
$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2553
$3814
🏠 One person rent
$487
$711
🏘️ Family rent
$837
$1511
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1695
$2257
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
72
43
😀 Quality of life
58
74
🏙️ Population
4.43M
2.99M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 26% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 5069th and 3883rd ($1079 vs $1457) 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 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.5 months in Kuwait City. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 5446th and 1287th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Kuwait City

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Johannesburg Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.5
$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.08
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$2.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$794
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$781
$1677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.2
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$54.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.3
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.54%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1096
$5807
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$753
$2705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.89
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.8
$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$4.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.49
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.14
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$5.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.67
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.8
$77.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5865
$7012

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11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$997
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$874
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$971
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$822
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$696
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$838
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$909
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$717
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$848
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$943
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$717
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$819
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$841
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$689
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$788
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$774
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$809
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$692
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$718
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$690
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$623
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$791
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$654
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$459
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$627
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$696
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$581
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$554
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$859
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$1003
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$600
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1116
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$834
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$585
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$1045

Cities near Kuwait City

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