Kuwait City vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kuwait City	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1454	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3423	$1449
🏠 One person rent	$741	$261
🏘️ Family rent	$1291	$433
🍽️ Food expenses	$401	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$58.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2360	$352
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	43	16
😀 Quality of life	79	42
🏙️ Population	2.99M	60.7K

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 143% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 4115th and 7826th ($1454 vs $599) 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 1.6 months in Kuwait City compared to 0.6 months in Mbabane. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 884th and 7530th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Mbabane

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	Kuwait City	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.5	$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.53	$2.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.25	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$5.75	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.56	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$828	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$443
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1123	$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.2	$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.8	$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8536	$348
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1767	$258
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.2	$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.36	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$9.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$5.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.27	$5.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.92	$2.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.33	$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.52	$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.31	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.01	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$3.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.6	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.2	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$308	$110
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7065	$4704

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Cities near Kuwait City

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
82 km or 51 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
82 km or 51 mi	Al-Faw	$730
112 km or 69 mi	Abadan	$549
116 km or 72 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
119 km or 74 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
125 km or 78 mi	Basra	$889
176 km or 110 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
226 km or 141 mi	Ahvaz	$571
250 km or 155 mi	Nasiriyah	$669
257 km or 159 mi	Behbahan	$483
281 km or 174 mi	Bushehr	$453
285 km or 177 mi	Amarah	$681
308 km or 192 mi	Shushtar	$530
311 km or 193 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$517
312 km or 194 mi	Jubail	$930
314 km or 195 mi	Borazjan	$477
328 km or 204 mi	Izeh	$459
337 km or 209 mi	Samawah	$583
337 km or 209 mi	Qatif	$873
337 km or 210 mi	Dezful	$566
344 km or 214 mi	Andimeshk	$560
356 km or 221 mi	Kazerun	$503
375 km or 233 mi	Yasuj	$463
388 km or 241 mi	Dammam	$1008
405 km or 252 mi	Kut	$630
406 km or 252 mi	Dhahran	$908
412 km or 256 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$474
428 km or 266 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$352
435 km or 270 mi	Manama	$1237
436 km or 271 mi	Isa Town	$1230
441 km or 274 mi	Riffa	$1201
442 km or 275 mi	Shiraz	$553
452 km or 281 mi	Kufa	$555
456 km or 284 mi	Najaf	$570
456 km or 284 mi	Khorramabad	$540
468 km or 291 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
469 km or 292 mi	Marvdasht	$530
470 km or 292 mi	Dorud	$508
473 km or 294 mi	Shahreza	$470

Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$469
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$908
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$915
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$827
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$838
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$830
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$740
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$826
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$915
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$892
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$975
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$984
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$890
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$706
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$984
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$875
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$892
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$940
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$808
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$762
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$650
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$598
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$833
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$668
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$637
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$577
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$514
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$637
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$607
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$536
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$901
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$587