Gothenburg vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Gothenburg Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1823
$1454
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4155
$3423
🏠 One person rent
$902
$741
🏘️ Family rent
$1552
$1291
🍽️ Food expenses
$582
$401
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3793
$2360
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
46
43
😀 Quality of life
94
79
🏙️ Population
675K
2.99M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 25% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 2645th and 4115th ($1823 vs $1454) 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 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.6 months in Kuwait City. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 68th and 884th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Gothenburg vs Kuwait City infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Gothenburg vs Kuwait City

Prices for goods and services in Gothenburg and Kuwait City are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Gothenburg Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.7
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.2
$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$9.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.34
$3.25
☕ Cappuccino
$4.88
$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.01
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$955
$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$630
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1688
$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1310
$1123
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.4
$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6255
$8536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4279
$1767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.9
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.1
$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.87
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.82
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.5
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.22
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$3.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.07
$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.19
$3.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.91
$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.1
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.6
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.5
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.5
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.1
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$171
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4093
$7065

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1684
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1503
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1444
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1353
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1543
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1405
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1542
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1362
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1528
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1529
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1551
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1866
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1502
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1516
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1761
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1485
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1675
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$2181
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$1895
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$1977
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1542
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1485
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1482
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$1830
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$1997
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$2280
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1472
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$2088
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$2184
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$1976
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1421
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1658
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1830
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1460
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$1949
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$1818
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1819
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2379
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1882
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1397

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