Barcelona vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$3814
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$711
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$1511
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$2257
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
98
43
😀 Quality of life
88
74
🏙️ Population
1.66M
2.99M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 30% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 2198th and 3883rd ($1887 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1.5 months in Kuwait City. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 238th and 1287th 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
$16.1
$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$2.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$794
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$1677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$54.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$5807
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$2705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$4.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$5.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$77.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$7012

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581

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