Kuwait City vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1424
$1435
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3690
$3325
🏠 One person rent
$725
$839
🏘️ Family rent
$1524
$1454
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$93.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2222
$1990
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
43
24
😀 Quality of life
73
79
🏙️ Population
2.99M
579K

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 0.8% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 3697th and 3666th ($1424 vs $1435) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th in Kuwait and Spain, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kuwait City compared to 1.4 months in Malaga. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Malaga ranked 13th in Spain, while ranked 1759th and 506th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Malaga

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Kuwait City Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.22
$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.3
$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.21
$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$3.74
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$862
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$664
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1816
$1632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1353
$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.17%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6427
$3838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3038
$2498
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$2.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$7.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.54
$5.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$5.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$120
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$9.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$71.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$14.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95
$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$531
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6644
$11601

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1357
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1321
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1251
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1774
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1343
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$917
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1254
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1314
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1063
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1174
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2056
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1199
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2299
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1207
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1178
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$932
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1214
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1091
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1124
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1162
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$963
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1119
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1056
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1202
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1020
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1182
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$905
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$504
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1289
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1174
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$661
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1206
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1129
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1283
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1159
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$947
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1158
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$827
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$457