Cologne vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$3814
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$711
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$1511
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$2257
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
92
43
😀 Quality of life
97
74
🏙️ Population
1.08M
2.99M

The cost of living in Cologne is 27% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 2308th and 3883rd ($1851 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st in Germany and Kuwait, respectively. Check Germany vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.5 months in Kuwait City. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 16th and 1287th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Kuwait City

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Cologne Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$2.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$794
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$1677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$54.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$5807
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$2705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$5.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$77.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$7012

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

Cities near Kuwait City

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$716
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$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