Edinburgh vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2331
$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5693
$3476
🏠 One person rent
$1375
$716
🏘️ Family rent
$2392
$1240
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$207
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3706
$1981
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
88
43
😀 Quality of life
93
77
🏙️ Population
488K
2.99M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 59% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 1221st and 4189th ($2331 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th 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 1.4 months in Kuwait City. Edinburgh ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 77th and 1096th 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
$22.7
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91.7
$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.38
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$5.19
$5.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1465
$831
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1087
$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2613
$1474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1964
$1059
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$256
$65.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.92%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6800
$7223
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4921
$2046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.6
$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.76
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.33
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$3.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.73
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21.3
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$5.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$3.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$119
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$79.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.3
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1708
$341
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26404
$8046

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1784
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1782
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1862
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1852
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1656
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1854
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1585
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1902
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2121
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1906
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1645
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1707
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1490
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1588
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1655
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$2012
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1848
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1975
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1803
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1827
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1771
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1573
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1964
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1755
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2053
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1415
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1540
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1430
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1450
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1727
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1873
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1496
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1819
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2265
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1892

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