Edinburgh vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2310
$1454
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5713
$3423
🏠 One person rent
$1359
$741
🏘️ Family rent
$2393
$1291
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$401
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3676
$2360
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
88
43
😀 Quality of life
95
79
🏙️ Population
488K
2.99M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 59% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 1247th and 4115th ($2310 vs $1454) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 1st in the United Kingdom and Kuwait, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.6 months in Kuwait City. Edinburgh ranked 5th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 59th and 884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Kuwait City

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Edinburgh Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.6
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.8
$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$9.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.41
$3.25
☕ Cappuccino
$5.01
$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.68
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1388
$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1053
$630
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2488
$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1942
$1123
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$300
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.08%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6892
$8536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4820
$1767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.4
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.7
$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.63
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$3.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.9
$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.69
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.26
$3.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.5
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$115
$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1932
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23184
$7065

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1768
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1775
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1728
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1762
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1619
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1711
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1641
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1797
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1480
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1840
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2058
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1837
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1527
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1575
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1630
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1485
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1522
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1759
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1963
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1769
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1906
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1805
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1825
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1780
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1797
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1778
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1602
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$2079
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1761
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2021
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1460
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1507
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1429
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1431
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1638
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1840
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1484
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1839
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2205
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1808

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