Kuwait City vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kuwait City	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1457	$623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3814	$1573
🏠 One person rent	$711	$287
🏘️ Family rent	$1511	$548
🍽️ Food expenses	$391	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2257	$761
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	43	16
😀 Quality of life	74	38
🏙️ Population	2.99M	60.7K

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 134% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 3883rd and 7532nd ($1457 vs $623) 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 1.5 months in Kuwait City compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 1287th and 7128th 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	$9.81	$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.5	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.21	$2.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.91
☕ Cappuccino	$5.9	$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$794	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$612	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1677	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1368	$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.8	$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.4	$75.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.71%	10.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5807	$354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2705	$262
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.3	$30.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.6	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.34	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.04	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.63	$5.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.01	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.4	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$3.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.51	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$114	$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$3.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.5	$20.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.64	$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$76.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7012	$5172

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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 Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$459
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1116
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$791
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$819
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$841
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$696
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$822
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$838
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$909
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$997
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$874
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$717
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$971
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$848
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$834
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$943
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$788
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$774
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$627
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$581
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$809
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$718
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$692
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$663
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$554
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$690
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$654
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$600
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$862
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$585