Brussels vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1958
$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4780
$3814
🏠 One person rent
$1120
$711
🏘️ Family rent
$1989
$1511
🍽️ Food expenses
$598
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3047
$2257
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
96
43
😀 Quality of life
89
74
🏙️ Population
196K
2.99M

The cost of living in Brussels is 34% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 1988th and 3883rd ($1958 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belgium and Kuwait, respectively. Check Belgium vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.5 months in Kuwait City. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 173rd and 1287th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Kuwait City

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Brussels Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.8
$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76
$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.51
$2.44
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.03
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1032
$794
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$881
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$1677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1606
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$54.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.71%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4722
$5807
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4382
$2705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.1
$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$4.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.59
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$5.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$77.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1059
$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23380
$7012

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1799
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1701
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1636
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1708
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1619
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1696
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1691
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1661
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1693
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1660
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1779
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1761
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1592
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1595
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1630
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1616
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1555
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1593
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1611
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1514
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1598
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1616
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1545
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1667
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1709
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1560
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1762

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