Birmingham vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$1454
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5026
$3423
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$741
🏘️ Family rent
$1974
$1291
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$401
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3365
$2360
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
95
43
😀 Quality of life
95
79
🏙️ Population
1.14M
2.99M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 47% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 1622nd and 4115th ($2137 vs $1454) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Kuwait, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 1.6 months in Kuwait City. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 48th and 884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Kuwait City

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Birmingham Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$9.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.83
$3.25
☕ Cappuccino
$4.58
$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$939
$630
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$1123
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.57%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5209
$8536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3967
$1767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.44
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.6
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$3.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.5
$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$3.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.1
$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1583
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18334
$7065

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1933
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1892
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1940
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1787
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1830
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1812
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1818
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1775
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1847
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1716
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1840
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1853
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2051
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1608
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1951
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2134
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1890
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1790
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1696
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1851
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1768
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1612
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1709
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1899
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1658
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1849
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1795
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1728
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1827
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1902
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1783
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1900
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1885
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1831
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1901

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