Barcelona vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2087
$1454
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4665
$3423
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$741
🏘️ Family rent
$2065
$1291
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$401
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2248
$2360
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
98
43
😀 Quality of life
90
79
🏙️ Population
1.7M
2.99M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 44% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 1764th and 4115th ($2087 vs $1454) 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 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 1.6 months in Kuwait City. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 229th and 884th 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
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$9.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$3.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1373
$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1063
$630
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$1123
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.22%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6508
$8536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4968
$1767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$3.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.04
$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$3.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.4
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15137
$7065

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1746
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1603
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1557
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1687
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1598
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1637
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1590
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1610
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1575
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1408
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1200
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1192
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1322
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1445
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1580
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1490
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1229
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1828
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1839
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1374
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1468
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1930
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1608
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1216
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1157
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1501
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1632
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1158
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1555
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1212
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1239
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1657
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1457
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1531
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1363
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2804
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1593
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1318
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1703

Cities near Kuwait City

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$726
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$730
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$549
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$719
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$542
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$889
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$571
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$669
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$483
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$453
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$681
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$530
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$930
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$477
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$459
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$583
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$873
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$566
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$560
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$503
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$463
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1008
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$630
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$908
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$474
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1237
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1230
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1201
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$553
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$555
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$570
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$540
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$530
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$508
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$470