Kuwait City vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kuwait City	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1461	$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3476	$1577
🏠 One person rent	$716	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$1240	$474
🍽️ Food expenses	$406	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$207	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1981	$299
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	43	16
😀 Quality of life	77	44
🏙️ Population	2.99M	76.2K

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 124% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 4189th and 7572nd ($1461 vs $652) 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 0.5 months in Mbabane. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 1096th and 7373rd 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	$12.9	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.5	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.26	$2.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.24	$2.04
☕ Cappuccino	$5.67	$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$831	$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$595	$185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1474	$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1059	$336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.8	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.2	$80.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.9	$31.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7223	$380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2046	$285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$29.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.36	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$5.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.23	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.33	$4.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.5	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.32	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.98	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$119	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.2	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$4.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.1	$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$341	$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8046	$5212

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Cities near Kuwait City

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi	Umm Qasr	$711
82 km or 51 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
82 km or 51 mi	Al-Faw	$707
112 km or 69 mi	Abadan	$556
116 km or 72 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
119 km or 74 mi	Khorramshahr	$551
125 km or 78 mi	Basra	$861
176 km or 110 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
226 km or 141 mi	Ahvaz	$571
250 km or 155 mi	Nasiriyah	$664
257 km or 159 mi	Behbahan	$492
281 km or 174 mi	Bushehr	$465
285 km or 177 mi	Amarah	$680
308 km or 192 mi	Shushtar	$546
311 km or 193 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$529
312 km or 194 mi	Jubail	$928
314 km or 195 mi	Borazjan	$489
328 km or 204 mi	Izeh	$476
337 km or 209 mi	Samawah	$581
337 km or 209 mi	Qatif	$823
337 km or 210 mi	Dezful	$574
344 km or 214 mi	Andimeshk	$569
356 km or 221 mi	Kazerun	$523
375 km or 233 mi	Yasuj	$487
388 km or 241 mi	Dammam	$1037
405 km or 252 mi	Kut	$627
406 km or 252 mi	Dhahran	$931
412 km or 256 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$475
428 km or 266 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$364
435 km or 270 mi	Manama	$1309
436 km or 271 mi	Isa Town	$1192
441 km or 274 mi	Riffa	$1109
442 km or 275 mi	Shiraz	$565
452 km or 281 mi	Kufa	$554
456 km or 284 mi	Najaf	$570
456 km or 284 mi	Khorramabad	$546
468 km or 291 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
469 km or 292 mi	Marvdasht	$547
470 km or 292 mi	Dorud	$513
473 km or 294 mi	Shahreza	$479

Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$511
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$916
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$966
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$912
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$910
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$899
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$792
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$892
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$950
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$967
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$1049
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$1089
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$958
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$765
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$1057
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$950
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$948
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$875
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$826
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$681
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$630
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$901
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$731
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$697
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$628
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$551
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$694
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$662
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$583
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$952
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$633