Dortmund vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1401
$1424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3713
$3690
🏠 One person rent
$648
$725
🏘️ Family rent
$1418
$1524
🍽️ Food expenses
$468
$339
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2678
$2222
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
93
43
😀 Quality of life
77
73
🏙️ Population
587K
2.99M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 2% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 3822nd and 3697th ($1401 vs $1424) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 452nd and 1st in Germany and Kuwait, respectively. Check Germany vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dortmund compared to 1.6 months in Kuwait City. Dortmund ranked 62nd best city to live in Germany vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 764th and 1759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Kuwait City

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Dortmund Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.7
$8.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.1
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.7
$2.25
 Cappuccino
$3.42
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1387
$1816
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$1353
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$49.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.3
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2907
$6427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2292
$3038
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.34
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$29.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.2
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$5.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$5.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.55
$3.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.86
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$120
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$112
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13929
$6644

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1372
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1391
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1407
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1286
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1388
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1373
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1389
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1403
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1402
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1445
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1410
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1406
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1416
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1322
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1380
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1389
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1378
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1424
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1351
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1423
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1415
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1464
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1401
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1411
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1375
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1393
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1124
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1387
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1357

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