Brisbane vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$3814
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$711
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$1511
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$2257
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
66
43
😀 Quality of life
97
74
🏙️ Population
2.36M
2.99M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 71% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 781st and 3883rd ($2491 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Australia and Kuwait, respectively. Check Australia vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 1.5 months in Kuwait City. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 15th and 1287th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Kuwait City

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Brisbane Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$2.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$794
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$1677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$54.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$5807
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$2705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$4.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$5.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$77.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$7012

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$1877
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$1925
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2141
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2300
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1754
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1635
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1958
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1689
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1289
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1615
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1514
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1833
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1815
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2286
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1997
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1732
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2472
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2801
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1674
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1500
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1532
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1748
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2393
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1746
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1303
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1717
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1816
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1397
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1829
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1822
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1805
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2397
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1800
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1758
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1876

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