Essen vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1516
$1454
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3719
$3423
🏠 One person rent
$666
$741
🏘️ Family rent
$1137
$1291
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$401
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3571
$2360
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
95
43
😀 Quality of life
96
79
🏙️ Population
587K
2.99M

The cost of living in Essen is 4% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 3903rd and 4115th ($1516 vs $1454) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 529th and 1st in Germany and Kuwait, respectively. Check Germany vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Essen compared to 1.6 months in Kuwait City. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 24th and 884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Kuwait City

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Essen Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$9.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$3.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$630
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1153
$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$1123
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.7
$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4342
$8536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3278
$1767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.09
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.9
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$3.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.06
$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$3.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$7065

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575

Cities near Kuwait City

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$726
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$730
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$549
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$719
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$542
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$889
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$571
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$669
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$483
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$453
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$681
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$530
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$930
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$477
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$459
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$583
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$873
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$566
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$560
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$503
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$463
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1008
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$630
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$908
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$474
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1237
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1230
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1201
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$553
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$555
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$570
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$540
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$530
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$508
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$470