Kuwait City vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1454
$1617
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3423
$3763
🏠 One person rent
$741
$929
🏘️ Family rent
$1291
$1604
🍽️ Food expenses
$401
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$93.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2360
$1700
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
43
24
😀 Quality of life
79
80
🏙️ Population
2.99M
592K

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 10% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 4115th and 3451st ($1454 vs $1617) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th 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 1.1 months in Malaga. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Malaga ranked 21st in Spain, while ranked 884th and 736th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kuwait City Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.4
$59.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.53
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$4.01
☕ Cappuccino
$5.75
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$828
$1047
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$630
$767
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1123
$1344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.2
$78.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.8
$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8536
$6192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$5381
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.2
$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.27
$6.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.92
$6.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.31
$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.01
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.6
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.7
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.2
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$308
$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7065
$10933

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$726
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$730
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$549
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$719
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$542
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$889
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$571
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$669
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$483
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$453
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$681
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$530
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$930
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$477
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$459
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$583
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$873
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$566
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$560
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$503
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$463
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1008
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$630
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$908
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$474
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1237
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1230
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1201
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$553
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$555
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$570
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$540
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$530
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$508
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$470

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1489
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1301
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1924
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1461
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$1101
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$980
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1666
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$997
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1334
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2260
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1268
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2429
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1344
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1157
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$987
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1382
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1312
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1274
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1187
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1133
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1287
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1233
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1344
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1123
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1359
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$989
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$565
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1393
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1166
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$863
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1369
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1501
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1490
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1500
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1298
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1316
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$931
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$536