Edinburgh vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2246
$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5663
$3814
🏠 One person rent
$1326
$711
🏘️ Family rent
$2459
$1511
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3703
$2257
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
88
43
😀 Quality of life
94
74
🏙️ Population
488K
2.99M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 54% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 1263rd and 3883rd ($2246 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th 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 1.5 months in Kuwait City. Edinburgh ranked 5th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 40th and 1287th 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
$18.6
$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.44
$2.44
☕ Cappuccino
$4.67
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.34
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1425
$794
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2692
$1677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1980
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$294
$54.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.85%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7033
$5807
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4677
$2705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.63
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.9
$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.38
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$4.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.21
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.9
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.18
$5.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$77.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.9
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$119
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1775
$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23136
$7012

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1744
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1724
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1710
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1625
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1647
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1793
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1545
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1818
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2013
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1793
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1599
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1573
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1390
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1420
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1732
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1847
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1701
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1800
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1712
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1734
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1706
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1828
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1571
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1602
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1640
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1830
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1424
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1459
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1364
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1467
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1528
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1783
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1467
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1763
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1989
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1767

Cities near Kuwait City

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$716
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$713
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$557
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$705
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$552
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$879
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$588
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$665
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$507
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$548
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$559
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$928
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$541
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$490
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$586
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$878
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$588
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$583
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$537
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$489
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$989
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$631
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$870
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$370
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1267
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1226
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1218
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$558
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$566
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$585
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$559
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$546
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$518
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$527