Barcelona vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$3476
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$716
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$1240
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$207
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$1981
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
98
43
😀 Quality of life
90
77
🏙️ Population
1.73M
2.99M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 45% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 1722nd and 4189th ($2116 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Spain and Kuwait, respectively. Check Spain vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.4 months in Kuwait City. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 205th and 1096th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Kuwait City

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Barcelona Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$5.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$831
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$1474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$1059
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$65.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$7223
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$2046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$6.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$3.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$5.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$3.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$119
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$79.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$341
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$8046

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

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