Birmingham vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$3814
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$711
🏘️ Family rent
$1902
$1511
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3394
$2257
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
95
43
😀 Quality of life
95
74
🏙️ Population
1.14M
2.99M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 40% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 1731st and 3883rd ($2046 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th 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 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 1.5 months in Kuwait City. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 32nd and 1287th 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
$17.6
$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$2.44
 Cappuccino
$4.45
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$794
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2143
$1677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$54.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5216
$5807
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$2705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$29.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$4.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$5.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$77.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1575
$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19729
$7012

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1869
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1838
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1818
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1827
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1748
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1797
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1799
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1771
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1743
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1717
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1799
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1695
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1849
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1799
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1819
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2050
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1572
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1750
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2205
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1896
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1760
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1680
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1855
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1803
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1560
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1666
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1898
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1817
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1845
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1755
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1755
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1869
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1865
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1780
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1711
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1813
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1944
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1755

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