Birmingham vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2204
$1437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5203
$3460
🏠 One person rent
$1254
$686
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$1204
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$2078
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
96
43
😀 Quality of life
95
77
🏙️ Population
1.14M
2.99M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 53% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 1471st and 4191st ($2204 vs $1437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th 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 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 1.4 months in Kuwait City. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 25th and 1006th 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
$18.5
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.4
$68.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.68
$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.08
$3.23
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1251
$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$940
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2007
$1529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1484
$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$314
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5467
$6113
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4236
$2371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.8
$48.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$30.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.59
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$3.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.83
$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.81
$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$3.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$124
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.2
$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1631
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24178
$9163

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4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1959
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1914
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1894
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$2080
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1798
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1788
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1875
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1862
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1825
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1891
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1745
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1910
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1885
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1888
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$1971
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1756
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$2015
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2158
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1894
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1876
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1729
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1870
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1763
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1627
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1833
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1777
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1748
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1887
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1820
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1763
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1928
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1917
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1827
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1889
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1897
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1990
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1886

Cities near Kuwait City

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$708
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$703
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$522
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$694
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$509
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$861
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$548
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$655
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$469
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$454
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$496
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$917
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$457
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$452
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$573
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$778
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$517
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$514
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$471
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$459
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1059
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$621
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$965
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1340
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1218
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1062
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$505
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$556
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$573
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$484
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$485
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$469
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$451