Edinburgh vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2295
$1437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5636
$3460
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$686
🏘️ Family rent
$2398
$1204
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3514
$2078
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
88
43
😀 Quality of life
92
77
🏙️ Population
488K
2.99M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 60% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 1307th and 4191st ($2295 vs $1437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th 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 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.4 months in Kuwait City. Edinburgh ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 83rd and 1006th 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
$22.3
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90
$68.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.34
$3.23
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1471
$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2686
$1529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1966
$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.86%
6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6647
$6113
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4795
$2371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.96
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.6
$48.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$30.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$3.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$22.4
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$6.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$3.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$124
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1749
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25458
$9163

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1760
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1750
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1842
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1640
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1831
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1593
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1878
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2114
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1885
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1647
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1704
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1456
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1586
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1596
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1806
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1943
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1784
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1820
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1777
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1778
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1798
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1554
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1872
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1742
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2005
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1417
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1523
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1404
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1424
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1741
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1834
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1485
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1791
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2236
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1820

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