Glasgow vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1884
$1424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4264
$3690
🏠 One person rent
$1096
$725
🏘️ Family rent
$1719
$1524
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$339
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3145
$2222
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
94
43
😀 Quality of life
94
73
🏙️ Population
626K
2.99M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 32% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 2103rd and 3697th ($1884 vs $1424) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 99th 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 1.7 months in Glasgow compared to 1.6 months in Kuwait City. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 40th and 1759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Kuwait City

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Glasgow Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.2
$8.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.91
$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.83
$2.25
 Cappuccino
$4.31
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.22
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1191
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$790
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1870
$1816
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1271
$1353
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$291
$49.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.76%
6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4377
$6427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3046
$3038
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.16
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.7
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$29.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.48
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$5.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$5.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$3.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.1
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.82
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.8
$120
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$97.1
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1097
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12197
$6644

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1748
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1734
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1731
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1524
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1659
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1514
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1670
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1651
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1520
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1693
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2043
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1537
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1723
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1527
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1632
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1706
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1305
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1666
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1741
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$1629
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1643
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$1719
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1681
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1833
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1702
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1673
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1661
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1644
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1554
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1630
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1430
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1662
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1568
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1532
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1251

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