Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 4.4% more expensive than Kuwait City.
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
KWD3.000
|
$8.52
ZAR156.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.13
KWD2.500
|
$4.68
ZAR85.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
KWD0.210
|
$1.01
ZAR18.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
KWD0.130
|
$0.81
ZAR14.88
|
|
pay 3.0% more for groceries
|
Kuwait City
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
KWD0.310
|
$1.07
ZAR19.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.63
KWD0.810
|
$3.70
ZAR67.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
KWD1.780
|
$4.91
ZAR90.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
$2.35
ZAR42.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
KWD0.900
|
$2.08
ZAR38.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
KWD0.320
|
$0.69
ZAR12.65
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
KWD0.260
|
$0.68
ZAR12.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
$0.73
ZAR13.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
KWD0.220
|
$0.75
ZAR13.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
KWD0.150
|
$0.64
ZAR11.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$0.58
ZAR10.68
|
|
pay 61.0% more for transportation
|
Kuwait City
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.28
KWD0.400
|
$5.05
ZAR92.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.77
KWD15.010
|
$65.32
ZAR1,196.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,111.30
KWD6,805.570
|
$19,084.78
ZAR349,598.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.26
KWD9.010
|
$8.78
ZAR160.75
|
|
pay 14.5% more for housing
|
Kuwait City
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
KWD8.210
|
$39.13
ZAR716.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$879.86
KWD270.810
|
$416.34
ZAR7,626.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$681.04
KWD209.620
|
$379.25
ZAR6,947.15
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.34
KWD12.720
|
$86.03
ZAR1,575.91
|
|
pay 42.1% less for childcare
|
Kuwait City
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.57
KWD142.990
|
$216.65
ZAR3,968.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,942.30
KWD2,136.750
|
$4,800.41
ZAR87,934.79
|
|
pay 25.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kuwait City
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
$2.39
ZAR43.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.99
KWD1.840
|
$2.00
ZAR36.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.09
KWD0.950
|
$2.95
ZAR54.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.29
KWD34.870
|
$34.21
ZAR626.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
KWD3.500
|
$7.81
ZAR143.06
|
|
pay 3.4% less for clothing
|
Kuwait City
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.27
KWD13.010
|
$49.09
ZAR899.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.44
KWD15.830
|
$34.65
ZAR634.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.02
KWD28.630
|
$92.30
ZAR1,690.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.84
KWD29.190
|
$98.31
ZAR1,800.82
|
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