Barcelona vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$1424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$3690
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$725
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$1524
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$339
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$2222
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
98
43
😀 Quality of life
88
73
🏙️ Population
1.64M
2.99M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 24% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 2423rd and 3697th ($1773 vs $1424) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.6 months in Kuwait City. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 193rd and 1759th 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
$15.3
$8.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$2.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$1816
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$1353
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$49.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$6427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$3038
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$5.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$5.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$3.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$120
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$6644

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

Cities near Kuwait City

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$708
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$710
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$543
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$698
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$540
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$875
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$559
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$671
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$541
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$646
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$549
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$910
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$621
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$522
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$594
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$868
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$577
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$568
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$606
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$561
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1005
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$637
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$959
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1375
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1327
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1285
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$606
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$559
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$569
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$550
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$604
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$511
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$531