Brussels vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2028
$1454
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4874
$3423
🏠 One person rent
$1133
$741
🏘️ Family rent
$1958
$1291
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$401
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.4
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3458
$2360
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
96
43
😀 Quality of life
91
79
🏙️ Population
196K
2.99M

The cost of living in Brussels is 39% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 1913th and 4115th ($2028 vs $1454) 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 1.7 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 165th and 884th 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
$25.6
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.4
$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$9.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.38
$3.25
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.18
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1090
$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$879
$630
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1983
$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1587
$1123
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$235
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.3
$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.23%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4704
$8536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3801
$1767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.93
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.9
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.66
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.57
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.21
$3.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.2
$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.07
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$3.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1055
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22658
$7065

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1854
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1876
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1889
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1931
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1758
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1847
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1858
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1870
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1732
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1845
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1816
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$2025
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1835
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1791
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1863
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1787
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1835
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1801
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1806
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1745
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1823
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1768
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1846
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1867
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1571
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1648
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1746
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1737
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1657
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1830
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1696
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1794
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1722
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1724
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1745
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1671
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1867
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1804
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1666
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1818

Cities near Kuwait City

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$726
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$730
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$549
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$719
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$542
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$889
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$571
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$669
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$483
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$453
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$681
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$530
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$930
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$477
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$459
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$583
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$873
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$566
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$560
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$503
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$463
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1008
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$630
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$908
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$474
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1237
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1230
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1201
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$553
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$555
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$570
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$540
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$530
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$508
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$470