Kuwait City vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1454
$2463
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3423
$5699
🏠 One person rent
$741
$1467
🏘️ Family rent
$1291
$2572
🍽️ Food expenses
$401
$593
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2360
$3954
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
43
90
😀 Quality of life
79
94
🏙️ Population
2.99M
1.51M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 41% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 4115th and 920th ($1454 vs $2463) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kuwait and Germany, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kuwait City compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 884th and 61st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Munich

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Kuwait City Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.4
$80.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.53
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$5.48
☕ Cappuccino
$5.75
$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$4.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$828
$1546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$630
$1155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$2816
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1123
$2089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.2
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.8
$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8536
$13232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$9526
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.2
$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.27
$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.92
$9.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$3.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.31
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.01
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.6
$80.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.7
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.2
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$308
$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7065
$14492

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Distance City Cost of living
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$726
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$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

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$1966
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$1924
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1956
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1934
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1905
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1876
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1731
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1842
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1757
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1725
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1854
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1784
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1841
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1298
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1826
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1790
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1954
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1848
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1745
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1664
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1851
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1659
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1655
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1671
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1807
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1597
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2083
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1585
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1697
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1917
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1675
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1706
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1720
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1725
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1654
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1657
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1654
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1904
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1730