Kuwait City vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kuwait City	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1437	$607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3460	$1485
🏠 One person rent	$686	$257
🏘️ Family rent	$1204	$432
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$230
🚐 Transport expenses	$223	$58.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2078	$399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	43	16
😀 Quality of life	77	29
🏙️ Population	2.99M	76.2K

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 137% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 4191st and 7924th ($1437 vs $607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kuwait and Eswatini, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kuwait City compared to 0.7 months in Mbabane. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Mbabane ranked 2nd in Eswatini, while ranked 1006th and 8819th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/kuwait-city/mbabane.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Kuwait City vs Mbabane infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/kuwait-city/mbabane" target="_blank">Kuwait City vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Kuwait City vs Mbabane

Prices for goods and services in Kuwait City and Mbabane are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Kuwait City	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.92	$3.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$2.14
☕ Cappuccino	$5.85	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.72	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$828	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$562	$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1008	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.3	$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62	$68.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.2	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	11.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6113	$439
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2371	$330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.4	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.6	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.35	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$9.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$5.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.23	$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.74	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.23	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.56	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.32	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.97	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$124	$26.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.6	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8	$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.5	$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$303	$99.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9163	$5969

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kuwait City

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
82 km or 51 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
82 km or 51 mi	Al-Faw	$703
112 km or 69 mi	Abadan	$522
116 km or 72 mi	Az Zubayr	$694
119 km or 74 mi	Khorramshahr	$509
125 km or 78 mi	Basra	$861
176 km or 110 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
226 km or 141 mi	Ahvaz	$548
250 km or 155 mi	Nasiriyah	$655
257 km or 159 mi	Behbahan	$469
281 km or 174 mi	Bushehr	$454
285 km or 177 mi	Amarah	$670
308 km or 192 mi	Shushtar	$496
311 km or 193 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$487
312 km or 194 mi	Jubail	$917
314 km or 195 mi	Borazjan	$457
328 km or 204 mi	Izeh	$452
337 km or 209 mi	Samawah	$573
337 km or 209 mi	Qatif	$778
337 km or 210 mi	Dezful	$517
344 km or 214 mi	Andimeshk	$514
356 km or 221 mi	Kazerun	$471
375 km or 233 mi	Yasuj	$459
388 km or 241 mi	Dammam	$1059
405 km or 252 mi	Kut	$621
406 km or 252 mi	Dhahran	$965
412 km or 256 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$472
428 km or 266 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$352
435 km or 270 mi	Manama	$1340
436 km or 271 mi	Isa Town	$1218
441 km or 274 mi	Riffa	$1062
442 km or 275 mi	Shiraz	$505
452 km or 281 mi	Kufa	$556
456 km or 284 mi	Najaf	$573
456 km or 284 mi	Khorramabad	$484
468 km or 291 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
469 km or 292 mi	Marvdasht	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Dorud	$469
473 km or 294 mi	Shahreza	$451

Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$494
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$912
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1014
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$882
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$902
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$875
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$784
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$851
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$965
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$997
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$1015
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$1104
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$912
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$742
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$1031
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$950
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$938
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$994
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$872
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$811
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$660
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$611
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$903
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$723
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$691
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$615
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$549
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$691
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$663
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$590
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$953
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$632