Glasgow vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2013
$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4848
$3814
🏠 One person rent
$1146
$711
🏘️ Family rent
$2071
$1511
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3562
$2257
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
94
43
😀 Quality of life
96
74
🏙️ Population
626K
2.99M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 38% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 1833rd and 3883rd ($2013 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th 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 1.8 months in Glasgow compared to 1.5 months in Kuwait City. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 19th and 1287th 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
$20.1
$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.4
$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.22
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.44
$2.44
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.26
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1254
$794
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$882
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2451
$1677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1640
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$54.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.7
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.48%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3909
$5807
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3280
$2705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.79
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.9
$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.4
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$4.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.71
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.6
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.01
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.03
$5.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.3
$77.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.3
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1167
$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12979
$7012

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1818
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1793
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1793
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1599
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1625
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1573
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1710
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1744
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1420
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1724
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2246
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1647
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1390
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1545
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1732
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1828
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1467
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1830
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$1830
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1805
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$1989
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1847
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1701
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1800
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1734
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1712
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1706
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1688
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1459
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1602
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1571
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1640
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1491
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1783
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1763
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1364

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