Kuwait City vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kuwait City	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1393	$1430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3599	$3228
🏠 One person rent	$698	$851
🏘️ Family rent	$1494	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$357	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$207	$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2507	$1651
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	43	24
😀 Quality of life	75	78
🏙️ Population	2.99M	592K

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 3% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 3893rd and 3759th ($1393 vs $1430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st in Kuwait and Spain, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Kuwait City compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Malaga ranked 19th in Spain, while ranked 1114th and 708th 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	$9.69	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.2	$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.17	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$5.73	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$786	$969
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$597	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1716	$1741
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1333	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.12%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6776	$6060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2989	$2594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.3	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.3	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.34	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.18	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.63	$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.93	$5.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.28	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.33	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.93	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$119	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$8.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.7	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.02	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.7	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.1	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$398	$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6378	$9532

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Cities near Kuwait City

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
82 km or 51 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
82 km or 51 mi	Al-Faw	$736
112 km or 69 mi	Abadan	$547
116 km or 72 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
119 km or 74 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
125 km or 78 mi	Basra	$904
176 km or 110 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
226 km or 141 mi	Ahvaz	$597
250 km or 155 mi	Nasiriyah	$672
257 km or 159 mi	Behbahan	$536
281 km or 174 mi	Bushehr	$551
285 km or 177 mi	Amarah	$683
308 km or 192 mi	Shushtar	$562
311 km or 193 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552
312 km or 194 mi	Jubail	$901
314 km or 195 mi	Borazjan	$546
328 km or 204 mi	Izeh	$525
337 km or 209 mi	Samawah	$582
337 km or 209 mi	Qatif	$897
337 km or 210 mi	Dezful	$583
344 km or 214 mi	Andimeshk	$577
356 km or 221 mi	Kazerun	$557
375 km or 233 mi	Yasuj	$529
388 km or 241 mi	Dammam	$1056
405 km or 252 mi	Kut	$626
406 km or 252 mi	Dhahran	$1068
412 km or 256 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$467
428 km or 266 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$397
435 km or 270 mi	Manama	$1280
436 km or 271 mi	Isa Town	$1243
441 km or 274 mi	Riffa	$1223
442 km or 275 mi	Shiraz	$589
452 km or 281 mi	Kufa	$570
456 km or 284 mi	Najaf	$587
456 km or 284 mi	Khorramabad	$554
468 km or 291 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
469 km or 292 mi	Marvdasht	$563
470 km or 292 mi	Dorud	$513
473 km or 294 mi	Shahreza	$502

Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1178
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2040
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1316
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$945
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$893
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1395
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$895
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1164
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2087
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1201
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$889
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1204
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1141
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1073
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$930
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1196
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1100
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1197
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1004
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1164
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$517
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1255
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$679
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1220
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1359
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1316
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1358
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1170
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1165
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$801
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$449