Gothenburg vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$1393
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$3599
🏠 One person rent	$808	$698
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$1494
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$207
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$2507
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	46	43
😀 Quality of life	92	75
🏙️ Population	675K	2.99M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 17% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 2959th and 3893rd ($1623 vs $1393) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Sweden and Kuwait, respectively. Check Sweden vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.8 months in Kuwait City. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 78th and 1114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Kuwait City

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	Gothenburg	Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$9.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$8.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$3.26
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$1716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$1333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$6776
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$2989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$4.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$6.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$3.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$119
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$37.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$6378

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1498
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1367
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1284
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1208
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1424
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1473
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1676
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1333
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1575
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1310
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1800
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1733
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1983
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1828
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1952
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1140
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1508
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1623
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1279
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1707
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1631
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2134
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1651
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1251

Cities near Kuwait City

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
82 km or 51 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
82 km or 51 mi	Al-Faw	$736
112 km or 69 mi	Abadan	$547
116 km or 72 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
119 km or 74 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
125 km or 78 mi	Basra	$904
176 km or 110 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
226 km or 141 mi	Ahvaz	$597
250 km or 155 mi	Nasiriyah	$672
257 km or 159 mi	Behbahan	$536
281 km or 174 mi	Bushehr	$551
285 km or 177 mi	Amarah	$683
308 km or 192 mi	Shushtar	$562
311 km or 193 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552
312 km or 194 mi	Jubail	$901
314 km or 195 mi	Borazjan	$546
328 km or 204 mi	Izeh	$525
337 km or 209 mi	Samawah	$582
337 km or 209 mi	Qatif	$897
337 km or 210 mi	Dezful	$583
344 km or 214 mi	Andimeshk	$577
356 km or 221 mi	Kazerun	$557
375 km or 233 mi	Yasuj	$529
388 km or 241 mi	Dammam	$1056
405 km or 252 mi	Kut	$626
406 km or 252 mi	Dhahran	$1068
412 km or 256 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$467
428 km or 266 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$397
435 km or 270 mi	Manama	$1280
436 km or 271 mi	Isa Town	$1243
441 km or 274 mi	Riffa	$1223
442 km or 275 mi	Shiraz	$589
452 km or 281 mi	Kufa	$570
456 km or 284 mi	Najaf	$587
456 km or 284 mi	Khorramabad	$554
468 km or 291 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
469 km or 292 mi	Marvdasht	$563
470 km or 292 mi	Dorud	$513
473 km or 294 mi	Shahreza	$502