Cost of Living Comparison Between As-salimiyah and Barcelona Cost of Living Comparison Between As-salimiyah and Barcelona

🙂 Solo nomad: As-salimiyah is 24.7% cheaper than Barcelona without rent, and 37.9% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: As-salimiyah is 20.7% cheaper than Barcelona without rent, and 31.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
As-salimiyah
Barcelona
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$9.93 KWD 3.03
$17.41 €15.03
-42.96%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$44.53 KWD 13.61
$68.7 €59.3
-35.21%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.05 KWD 2.46
$13.71 €11.84
-41.28%
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.38 KWD 0.73
-
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.57 KWD 1.09
-
-
Cappuccino
$5.84 KWD 1.79
$2.78 €2.4
110.07%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.67 KWD 0.21
$2.8 €2.42
-76.07%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 KWD 0.11
$1.98 €1.71
-81.31%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$4.43 €3.83
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$4.53 €3.91
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🛒 Groceries & Markets
As-salimiyah
Barcelona
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.5 KWD 0.46
$1.24 €1.07
20.97%
White Bread (500g)
$0.84 KWD 0.26
$2.03 €1.75
-58.62%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.66 KWD 0.51
$1.98 €1.71
-16.16%
Eggs
$2.06 KWD 0.63
$3.46 €2.99
-40.46%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$5.03 KWD 1.54
$18.32 €15.82
-72.54%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.2 KWD 1.89
$9.82 €8.47
-36.86%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.51 KWD 3.21
$19.24 €16.61
-45.37%
Apples (1kg)
$2.07 KWD 0.63
$2.61 €2.25
-20.69%
Banana (1kg)
$1.57 KWD 0.48
$2.34 €2.02
-32.91%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.58 KWD 0.48
$2.11 €1.82
-25.12%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.43 KWD 0.44
$2.77 €2.39
-48.38%
Potato (1kg)
$1.26 KWD 0.39
$2.04 €1.76
-38.24%
Onion (1kg)
$0.94 KWD 0.29
$1.77 €1.53
-46.89%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.52 KWD 0.46
$1.5 €1.3
1.33%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.49 KWD 0.15
$0.85 €0.73
-42.35%
Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)
$3.3 KWD 1.01
-
-
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.01 KWD 0.31
-
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.33 KWD 0.41
-
-
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.86 KWD 0.87
$7 €6.04
-59.14%
Wine (Bottle)
-
$7.13 €6.16
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$1.43 €1.24
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$2.29 €1.98
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🚌 Getting Around
As-salimiyah
Barcelona
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.13 KWD 0.34
$3.02 €2.6
-62.58%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$48.43 KWD 14.8
$28.97 €25.01
67.17%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.29 KWD 1
$4.59 €3.96
-28.32%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$3.33 KWD 1.02
$2.02 €1.74
64.85%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$16.12 KWD 4.93
$29.56 €25.53
-45.47%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.35 KWD 0.11
$1.81 €1.56
-80.66%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$21.2K KWD 6,471
$38.4K €33.1K
-44.85%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$20K KWD 6,102
$32.4K €28K
-38.34%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
As-salimiyah
Barcelona
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$39.78 KWD 12.16
$190 €164
-79.02%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.59 KWD 5.68
$22.18 €19.15
-16.19%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$25.94 KWD 7.93
$36.37 €31.4
-28.68%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
As-salimiyah
Barcelona
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$93 KWD 28.43
$57.4 €49.55
62.12%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$65 KWD 19.87
$20.95 €18.09
210.45%
Cinema Ticket
$8.71 KWD 2.66
$10.8 €9.33
-19.35%
🧸 Childcare & Education
As-salimiyah
Barcelona
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$280 KWD 85.5
$732 €632
-61.79%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$6,704 KWD 2,049
$15.1K €13.1K
-55.67%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
As-salimiyah
Barcelona
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$42.49 KWD 12.99
$86.8 €74.9
-51.03%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$42.22 KWD 12.9
$36.78 €31.76
14.79%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$88.7 KWD 27.09
$102 €88.2
-13.23%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$69.6 KWD 21.25
$117 €101
-40.57%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
As-salimiyah
Barcelona
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$964 KWD 295
$1,581 €1,365
-39.01%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$726 KWD 222
$1,230 €1,062
-41.01%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,881 KWD 575
$2,707 €2,337
-30.52%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,346 KWD 411
$2,028 €1,751
-33.63%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
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$6,602 €5,700
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Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
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$5,045 €4,356
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💵 Salaries & Financials
As-salimiyah
Barcelona
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$3,309 KWD 1,011
$2,198 €1,898
50.51%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
7.14
3.39
110.62%

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Last update for As-salimiyah: October 27, 2025

Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

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