Edinburgh vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2043
$1424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5104
$3690
🏠 One person rent
$1223
$725
🏘️ Family rent
$2302
$1524
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$339
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3083
$2222
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
88
43
😀 Quality of life
93
73
🏙️ Population
488K
2.99M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 43% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 1692nd and 3697th ($2043 vs $1424) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th 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 1.6 months in Kuwait City. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 64th and 1759th 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
$17.3
$8.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.5
$2.25
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1312
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2456
$1816
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1867
$1353
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$49.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6453
$6427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4477
$3038
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.53
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.8
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$5.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$3.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$120
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1620
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14724
$6644

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666

Cities near Kuwait City

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$708
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$710
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$543
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$698
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$540
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$875
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$559
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$671
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$541
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$646
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$549
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$910
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$621
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$522
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$594
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$868
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$577
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$568
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$606
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$561
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1005
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$637
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$959
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1375
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1327
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1285
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$606
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$559
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$569
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$550
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$604
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$511
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$531