Brussels vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1869
$1424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4554
$3690
🏠 One person rent
$1085
$725
🏘️ Family rent
$1927
$1524
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$339
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3070
$2222
😷 Air quality
Good
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
96
43
😀 Quality of life
89
73
🏙️ Population
189K
2.99M

The cost of living in Brussels is 31% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 2147th and 3697th ($1869 vs $1424) 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 1.6 months in Kuwait City. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 148th and 1759th 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
$18
$8.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.3
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$2.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$968
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$834
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1848
$1816
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1555
$1353
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$49.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.2
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4416
$6427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3736
$3038
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.62
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$5.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$5.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.11
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.73
$3.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.76
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$120
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.8
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$978
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23098
$6644

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1743
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1640
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1567
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1645
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1544
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1630
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1619
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1553
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1575
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1581
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1678
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1618
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1469
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1563
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1568
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1533
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1484
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1539
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1426
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1536
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1536
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1511
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1596
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1631
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1570
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1650

Cities near Kuwait City

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$708
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$710
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$543
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$698
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$540
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$875
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$559
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$671
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$541
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$646
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$549
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$910
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$621
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$522
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$594
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$868
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$577
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$568
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$606
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$561
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1005
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$637
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$959
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1375
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1327
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1285
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$606
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$559
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$569
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$550
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$604
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$511
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$531