Essen vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$3476
🏠 One person rent
$682
$716
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$1240
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$207
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$1981
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
96
43
😀 Quality of life
95
77
🏙️ Population
587K
2.99M

The cost of living in Essen is 7% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 3860th and 4189th ($1561 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 1st in Germany and Kuwait, respectively. Check Germany vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 1.4 months in Kuwait City. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 17th and 1096th 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
$17
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$5.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$831
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$1474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$1059
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$65.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$7223
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$2046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$6.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$3.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$3.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$119
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$79.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$341
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$8046

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

Cities near Kuwait City

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$711
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$707
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$556
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$698
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$551
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$861
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$571
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$664
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$492
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$465
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$546
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$928
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$489
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$476
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$581
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$823
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$574
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$569
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$523
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$487
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1037
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$627
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$931
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1309
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1192
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1109
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$565
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$554
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$570
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$546
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$547
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$513
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$479