Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 4.4% more expensive than Kuwait City.
- Restaurants
-
pay 22.7% more in Pretoria
- Groceries
-
pay 3.0% more in Pretoria
- Transportation
-
pay 61.0% more in Pretoria
- Housing
-
pay 14.5% more in Pretoria
- Childcare
-
pay 42.1% less in Pretoria
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 25.1% less in Pretoria
- Clothing
-
pay 3.4% less in Pretoria
The cost of transportation, restaurants, housing, and groceries in Pretoria are more expensive than in Kuwait City. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Pretoria.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 22.7% more for restaurants
|
Kuwait City
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
KWD2.990
|
$8.52
ZAR153.35
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.13
KWD2.490
|
$4.68
ZAR84.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
KWD0.200
|
$1.01
ZAR18.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
KWD0.130
|
$0.81
ZAR14.62
|
|
pay 3.0% more for groceries
|
Kuwait City
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
KWD0.310
|
$1.07
ZAR19.33
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.63
KWD0.810
|
$3.70
ZAR66.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
KWD1.770
|
$4.91
ZAR88.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
$2.35
ZAR42.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
KWD0.890
|
$2.08
ZAR37.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
KWD0.320
|
$0.69
ZAR12.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
KWD0.260
|
$0.68
ZAR12.32
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
$0.73
ZAR13.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
KWD0.220
|
$0.75
ZAR13.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
KWD0.150
|
$0.64
ZAR11.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$0.58
ZAR10.49
|
|
pay 61.0% more for transportation
|
Kuwait City
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.28
KWD0.390
|
$5.05
ZAR90.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.77
KWD14.940
|
$65.32
ZAR1,175.71
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,111.30
KWD6,772.490
|
$19,084.78
ZAR343,512.65
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.26
KWD8.960
|
$8.78
ZAR157.95
|
|
pay 14.5% more for housing
|
Kuwait City
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
KWD8.170
|
$39.13
ZAR704.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$879.86
KWD269.490
|
$416.34
ZAR7,493.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$681.04
KWD208.600
|
$379.25
ZAR6,826.21
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.34
KWD12.660
|
$86.03
ZAR1,548.47
|
|
pay 42.1% less for childcare
|
Kuwait City
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.57
KWD142.290
|
$216.65
ZAR3,899.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,942.30
KWD2,126.360
|
$4,800.41
ZAR86,403.95
|
|
pay 25.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kuwait City
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
$2.39
ZAR42.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.99
KWD1.830
|
$2.00
ZAR35.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.09
KWD0.950
|
$2.95
ZAR53.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.29
KWD34.700
|
$34.21
ZAR615.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
KWD3.490
|
$7.81
ZAR140.57
|
|
pay 3.4% less for clothing
|
Kuwait City
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.27
KWD12.950
|
$49.09
ZAR883.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.44
KWD15.750
|
$34.65
ZAR623.64
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.02
KWD28.490
|
$92.30
ZAR1,661.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.84
KWD29.050
|
$98.31
ZAR1,769.47
|
|
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