Cologne vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$1437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$3460
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$686
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$1204
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$2078
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
92
43
😀 Quality of life
95
77
🏙️ Population
1.09M
2.99M

The cost of living in Cologne is 35% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 2200th and 4191st ($1941 vs $1437) 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 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 1.4 months in Kuwait City. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 21st and 1006th 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
$16.2
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$68.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$3.23
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$1529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$6113
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$2371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$48.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$30.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$4.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$3.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$6.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$3.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$124
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$9163

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1732
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1693
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1689
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1716
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1721
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1696
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1674
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1764
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1686
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1667
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1657
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1948
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1662
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1668
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1617
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1653
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1597
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1685
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1629
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1650
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1913

Cities near Kuwait City

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$708
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$703
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$522
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$694
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$509
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$861
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$548
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$655
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$469
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$454
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$496
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$917
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$457
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$452
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$573
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$778
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$517
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$514
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$471
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$459
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1059
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$621
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$965
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1340
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1218
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1062
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$505
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$556
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$573
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$484
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$485
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$469
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$451