Gothenburg vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1879
$1437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4293
$3460
🏠 One person rent
$949
$686
🏘️ Family rent
$1652
$1204
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3784
$2078
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
46
43
😀 Quality of life
92
77
🏙️ Population
675K
2.99M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 31% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 2470th and 4191st ($1879 vs $1437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Sweden and Kuwait, respectively. Check Sweden vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.4 months in Kuwait City. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 91st and 1006th 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
$14
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89
$68.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$3.23
☕ Cappuccino
$5.01
$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$950
$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$821
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1735
$1529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.33%
6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6539
$6113
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3629
$2371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.3
$48.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$30.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.68
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$4.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.1
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$3.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$6.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.93
$3.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$124
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.2
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.6
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.1
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.1
$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4650
$9163

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Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1723
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1544
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1441
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1358
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1574
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1424
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1578
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1490
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1483
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1503
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1877
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1429
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1479
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1855
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1478
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1638
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$2401
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$2018
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$2053
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1535
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1504
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1464
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$2029
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$2157
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$2220
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1447
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$2135
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$2195
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$2071
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1423
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1723
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1980
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1481
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$2084
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$2002
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1993
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2334
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1984
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1423

Cities near Kuwait City

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