Kuwait City vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1457
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3814
$3537
🏠 One person rent
$711
$941
🏘️ Family rent
$1511
$1683
🍽️ Food expenses
$391
$384
🚐 Transport expenses
$220
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2257
$1781
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
43
24
😀 Quality of life
74
78
🏙️ Population
2.99M
586K

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 4% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 3883rd and 3616th ($1457 vs $1519) 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 1.5 months in Kuwait City compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Malaga ranked 18th in Spain, while ranked 1287th and 654th 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
$9.81
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.5
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.21
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$3.1
☕ Cappuccino
$5.9
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$794
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$612
$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1677
$1968
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1368
$1402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.8
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5807
$6321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2705
$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.3
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.6
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$6.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.63
$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.01
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.4
$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.51
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.5
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.2
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$467
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7012
$14939

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$716
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1482
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1407
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1272
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2180
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1415
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$993
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1388
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1430
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1146
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1288
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2079
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1214
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2431
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1297
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1097
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$938
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1284
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1221
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1229
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1108
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1013
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1256
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1165
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1290
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1025
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1260
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$936
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$535
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1358
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1341
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$710
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1316
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1454
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1461
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1446
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1110
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1196
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$855
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$429