Kuwait City vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kuwait City	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1457	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3814	$3076
🏠 One person rent	$711	$520
🏘️ Family rent	$1511	$1290
🍽️ Food expenses	$391	$350
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2257	$239
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	43	28
😀 Quality of life	74	38
🏙️ Population	2.99M	1.13M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 31% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 3883rd and 4869th ($1457 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Kuwait and Mozambique, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kuwait City compared to 0.2 months in Maputo. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 1287th and 7151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Maputo

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	Kuwait City	Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.81	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.5	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.21	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.33
☕ Cappuccino	$5.9	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$794	$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$612	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1677	$1787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1368	$913
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.8	$44.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.4	$68.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.71%	20.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5807	$3581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2705	$2586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.3	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.6	$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.34	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.04	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$6.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.63	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.01	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.4	$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.51	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$114	$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$6.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.5	$36
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.64	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$273
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7012	$5539

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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

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$1003
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$459
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$623
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$791
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$841
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$819
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$696
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$822
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$838
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$909
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$997
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$874
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$834
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$717
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$971
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$848
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$943
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$788
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$774
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$627
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$663
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$554
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$871
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$581
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$718
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$809
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$692
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$600
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1000
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$862
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$654