Brussels vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2030
$1437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4894
$3460
🏠 One person rent
$1166
$686
🏘️ Family rent
$1999
$1204
🍽️ Food expenses
$628
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3313
$2078
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
96
43
😀 Quality of life
91
77
🏙️ Population
196K
2.99M

The cost of living in Brussels is 41% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 1939th and 4191st ($2030 vs $1437) 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 1.4 months in Kuwait City. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 121st and 1006th 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
$21.2
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80
$68.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$3.23
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.4
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1112
$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2002
$1529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1605
$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.2
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5037
$6113
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4002
$2371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$48.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$30.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.7
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$4.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.5
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$3.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$3.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$124
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1423
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19621
$9163

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1874
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1843
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1833
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1888
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1793
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1848
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1819
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1813
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1769
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1845
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1799
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1881
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1895
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1769
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1703
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1743
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1686
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1688
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1799
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1746
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1753
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1742
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1939
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1829
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1727
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1834

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