Chicago vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2678
$1393
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6655
$3599
🏠 One person rent
$1596
$698
🏘️ Family rent
$2946
$1494
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$207
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4876
$2507
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
100
43
😀 Quality of life
95
75
🏙️ Population
2.75M
2.99M

The cost of living in Chicago is 92% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 529th and 3893rd ($2678 vs $1393) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd and 1st in the United States and Kuwait, respectively. Check the United States vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 1.8 months in Kuwait City. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 23rd and 1114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Kuwait City

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Chicago Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.9
$9.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.6
$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$8.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$3.26
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1841
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1327
$597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3729
$1716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2474
$1333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.1
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$6776
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2689
$2989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$4.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$6.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$3.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$119
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.8
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$37.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.4
$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2114
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24502
$6378

Cost of living in other countries

ChicagoKuwait City

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2510
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2426
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2444
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2194
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2256
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2401
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2384
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2314
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2334
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2389
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2264
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2377
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2392
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2363
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2509
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2359
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2393
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2360
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1938
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2362
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2363
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2344
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2396
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1948
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2350
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2378
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2446
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2369
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2506
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2342
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2367
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2342
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2227
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2345
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1954
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2351
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2371

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