Brussels vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4988
$3476
🏠 One person rent
$1165
$716
🏘️ Family rent
$2046
$1240
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.4
$207
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3697
$1981
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
96
43
😀 Quality of life
92
77
🏙️ Population
196K
2.99M

The cost of living in Brussels is 41% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 1872nd and 4189th ($2065 vs $1461) 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 1.8 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 99th and 1096th 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
$24.7
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.5
$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.7
$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$5.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1092
$831
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$909
$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$1474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$1059
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$65.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.9
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5177
$7223
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3603
$2046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.95
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.8
$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.89
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.64
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.72
$3.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$5.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$3.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$119
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$79.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1225
$341
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19894
$8046

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1894
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1886
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1854
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1910
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1838
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1877
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1851
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1834
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1785
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1864
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1809
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1890
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1920
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1706
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1702
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1796
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1692
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1815
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1734
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1830
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1763
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1766
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1734
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1887
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1849
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1742
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1857

Cities near Kuwait City

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$711
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$707
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$556
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$698
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$551
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$861
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$571
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$664
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$492
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$465
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$546
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$928
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$489
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$476
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$581
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$823
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$574
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$569
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$523
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$487
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1037
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$627
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$931
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1309
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1192
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1109
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$565
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$554
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$570
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$546
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$547
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$513
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$479