Chicago vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$1424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$3690
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$725
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$1524
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$339
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$2222
😷 Air quality
Good
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
100
43
😀 Quality of life
96
73
🏙️ Population
2.75M
2.99M

The cost of living in Chicago is 83% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 505th and 3697th ($2613 vs $1424) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th 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 2 months in Chicago compared to 1.6 months in Kuwait City. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 16th and 1759th 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
$17.5
$8.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$2.25
 Cappuccino
$5.12
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$1816
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$1353
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$49.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$6427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$3038
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$29.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$5.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$3.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$120
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$6644

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240

Cities near Kuwait City

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$708
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$710
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$543
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$698
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$540
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$875
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$559
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$671
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$541
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$646
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$549
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$910
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$621
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$522
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$594
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$868
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$577
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$568
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$606
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$561
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1005
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$637
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$959
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1375
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1327
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1285
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$606
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$559
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$569
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$550
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$604
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$511
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$531