Dortmund vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1482
$1437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3769
$3460
🏠 One person rent
$675
$686
🏘️ Family rent
$1171
$1204
🍽️ Food expenses
$516
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3356
$2078
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
94
43
😀 Quality of life
81
77
🏙️ Population
595K
2.99M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 3% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 4048th and 4191st ($1482 vs $1437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 555th and 1st in Germany and Kuwait, respectively. Check Germany vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Dortmund compared to 1.4 months in Kuwait City. Dortmund ranked 58th best city to live in Germany vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 625th and 1006th 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
$14.8
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.5
$68.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.32
$3.23
☕ Cappuccino
$3.85
$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.08
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$625
$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$493
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1142
$1529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$911
$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.5
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3134
$6113
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2319
$2371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.16
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71
$48.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$30.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$4.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.66
$3.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.4
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$6.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$3.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$124
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.8
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28831
$9163

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1472
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1530
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1533
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1559
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1528
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1545
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1532
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1552
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1555
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1554
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1555
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1571
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1237
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1508
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1552
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1502
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1565
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1572
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1427
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1581
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1568
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1663
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1683
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1561
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1538
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1577
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1547
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1580
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1598

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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