Gothenburg vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1725
$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3877
$3814
🏠 One person rent
$895
$711
🏘️ Family rent
$1550
$1511
🍽️ Food expenses
$533
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3191
$2257
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
46
43
😀 Quality of life
92
74
🏙️ Population
608K
2.99M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 18% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 2792nd and 3883rd ($1725 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Sweden and Kuwait, respectively. Check Sweden vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.5 months in Kuwait City. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 81st and 1287th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gothenburg Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.7
$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.5
$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.75
$2.44
☕ Cappuccino
$4.28
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1022
$794
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$721
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1694
$1677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.9
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$54.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5998
$5807
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4134
$2705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.1
$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.87
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.77
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$4.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.31
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.11
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$5.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.7
$77.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.5
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3801
$7012

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Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1596
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1264
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1299
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1206
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1355
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1262
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1507
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1341
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1407
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1434
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1415
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1842
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1442
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1373
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1645
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1347
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1618
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$1964
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$1577
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$1713
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1443
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1306
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1328
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$1713
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$1821
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$2088
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1333
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$1966
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$2006
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$1852
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1294
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1565
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1710
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1259
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$1908
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$1547
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1613
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2203
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1714
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1267

Cities near Kuwait City

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$716
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$713
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$557
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$705
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$552
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$879
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$588
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$665
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$507
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$548
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$559
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$928
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$541
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$490
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$586
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$878
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$588
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$583
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$537
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$489
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$989
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$631
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$870
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$370
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1267
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1226
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1218
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$558
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$566
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$585
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$559
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$546
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$518
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$527