Back in Kuwait after 12 years.

p.kona Active member

31POSTS

11 years ago

Was here in Kuwait for almost 8 years. Then lived n different countries, including my home country.
Now after almost 12 years I am back in Kuwait.

So much has changed here. Visa rules have become lengthy and laborious.

Biggest change(not good) i see here is housing. There are so many new apartment buildings, but i find the flats are so small, and congested. Eventhough we are paying almost 550 KD per month for 2BR flat, i am very unhappy about it. Its too congested, No balcony as such. No quality construction too. Finishing is bad.

We have been searching for a nice flat, but unfortunately we are not finding any decent sized flat.

Traffic has become worse. I feel number of cars must have increased four folds.

Kuwait has changed a lot in last 10 years. I was kind of excited to come back here, but now i am not sure.

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Matt007 Active member

54POSTS

11 years ago

hi, try looking around mahboula and Mangaf, it is general less congested and apartments with balconies are plentiful. you can find a 2BR for around 450KD / month.
yeah, traffic is really bad. I spoke with a traffic engineer and was told that the roads are 80% over capacity.

p.kona Active member

31POSTS

11 years ago

Hi

Thanks for the reply.

We are at present in Mangaf , in a brand new building! Kitchen is just a small cubicle just for one person!
Same with bathrooms.
Haven't checked Mahaboula though. May be we should approach an agent.

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