Cost of living comparison

Kuwait City, Kuwait

compared to

Pretoria, South Africa

Pretoria vs. Kuwait City Cost of Living Summary

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.

Pretoria vs. Kuwait City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Pretoria instead of Kuwait City, you would:

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pay 22.7% more for restaurants

	Kuwait City	Pretoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.75 KWD2.990	$8.52 ZAR151.51	-12.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.13 KWD2.490	$4.68 ZAR83.28	-42.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 KWD0.200	$1.01 ZAR17.93	+51.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 KWD0.130	$0.81 ZAR14.44	+94.9%
Average			+22.7%

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pay 3.0% more for groceries

	Kuwait City	Pretoria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 KWD0.310	$1.07 ZAR19.10	+7.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.63 KWD0.810	$3.70 ZAR65.74	+40.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.77 KWD1.770	$4.91 ZAR87.37	-14.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 KWD0.720	$2.35 ZAR41.74	-0.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KWD0.890	$2.08 ZAR36.92	-28.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.05 KWD0.320	$0.69 ZAR12.28	-34.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 KWD0.260	$0.68 ZAR12.18	-18.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 KWD0.240	$0.73 ZAR12.90	-5.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 KWD0.220	$0.75 ZAR13.39	+5.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KWD0.150	$0.64 ZAR11.38	+29.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.38 KWD0.120	$0.58 ZAR10.37	+53.0%
Average			+3.0%

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pay 61.0% more for transportation

	Kuwait City	Pretoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.28 KWD0.390	$5.05 ZAR89.89	+293.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.77 KWD14.950	$65.32 ZAR1,161.56	+33.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,111.30 KWD6,776.080	$19,084.78 ZAR339,376.96	-13.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.26 KWD8.970	$8.78 ZAR156.05	-70.0%
Average			+61.0%

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pay 14.5% more for housing

	Kuwait City	Pretoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.66 KWD8.170	$39.13 ZAR695.86	+46.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$879.86 KWD269.640	$416.34 ZAR7,403.67	-52.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$681.04 KWD208.710	$379.25 ZAR6,744.03	-44.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.34 KWD12.670	$86.03 ZAR1,529.83	+108.1%
Average			+14.5%

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pay 42.1% less for childcare

	Kuwait City	Pretoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$464.57 KWD142.370	$216.65 ZAR3,852.62	-53.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,942.30 KWD2,127.490	$4,800.41 ZAR85,363.69	-30.9%
Average			-42.1%

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pay 25.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Kuwait City	Pretoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.63 KWD0.500	$2.39 ZAR42.42	+46.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.99 KWD1.830	$2.00 ZAR35.49	-66.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.09 KWD0.950	$2.95 ZAR52.52	-4.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$113.29 KWD34.720	$34.21 ZAR608.35	-69.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.38 KWD3.490	$7.81 ZAR138.88	-31.4%
Average			-25.1%

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pay 3.4% less for clothing

	Kuwait City	Pretoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.27 KWD12.950	$49.09 ZAR872.89	+16.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.44 KWD15.760	$34.65 ZAR616.13	-32.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.02 KWD28.500	$92.30 ZAR1,641.33	-0.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.84 KWD29.060	$98.31 ZAR1,748.16	+3.7%
Average			-3.4%

Kuwait City vs. Pretoria - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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