Helsinki vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4390
$3814
🏠 One person rent
$1009
$711
🏘️ Family rent
$1646
$1511
🍽️ Food expenses
$602
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$2257
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
78
43
😀 Quality of life
95
74
🏙️ Population
676K
2.99M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 33% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 2046th and 3883rd ($1936 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Finland and Kuwait, respectively. Check Finland vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Helsinki compared to 1.5 months in Kuwait City. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 37th and 1287th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Kuwait City

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Helsinki Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.5
$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9
$2.44
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1052
$794
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$873
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1924
$1677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1400
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$54.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8423
$5807
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5044
$2705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.9
$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.59
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.03
$4.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$5.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.7
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.6
$77.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.6
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.8
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.8
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10871
$7012

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1782
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2023
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1532
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1453
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1363
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1534
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1278
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1447
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1525
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1453
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1571
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1416
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$973
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1439
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1546
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1591
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1544
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1527
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1499
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1496
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1469
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$979
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1467
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1102
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$846
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$966
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1389
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1331
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1325
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1120

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