Edinburgh vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2140
$1393
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5387
$3599
🏠 One person rent
$1269
$698
🏘️ Family rent
$2336
$1494
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$207
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3522
$2507
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
88
43
😀 Quality of life
94
75
🏙️ Population
488K
2.99M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 54% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 1491st and 3893rd ($2140 vs $1393) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th 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 1.8 months in Kuwait City. Edinburgh ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 34th and 1114th 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
$17.4
$9.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.21
$8.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.09
$3.26
☕ Cappuccino
$4.64
$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1331
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$970
$597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2573
$1716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1865
$1333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$291
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.75%
7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6219
$6776
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4199
$2989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.8
$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$4.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.87
$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.9
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$6.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.07
$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$3.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$119
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$37.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1772
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21911
$6378

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1610
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1608
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1692
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1649
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1475
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1604
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1500
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1699
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1482
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1763
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2011
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1765
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1480
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1601
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1551
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1246
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1404
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1567
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1726
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1614
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1705
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1638
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1651
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1628
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1637
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1732
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1510
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1707
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1592
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1722
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1328
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1393
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1288
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1377
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1500
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1714
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1382
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1629
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1968
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1692

Cities near Kuwait City

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$740
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$736
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$547
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$723
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$544
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$904
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$597
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$672
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$536
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$551
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$683
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$562
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$552
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$901
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$546
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$525
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$582
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$897
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$583
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$577
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$557
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$529
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1056
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$626
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$1068
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$467
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$397
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1280
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1243
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1223
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$589
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$570
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$587
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$554
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$563
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$513
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$502