Kuwait City vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kuwait City	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1457	$1991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3814	$4487
🏠 One person rent	$711	$1094
🏘️ Family rent	$1511	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$391	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2257	$3539
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	43	95
😀 Quality of life	74	96
🏙️ Population	2.99M	985K

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 27% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 3883rd and 1883rd ($1457 vs $1991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Kuwait and Sweden, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kuwait City compared to 1.8 months in Stockholm. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 1287th and 17th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Stockholm

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	Kuwait City	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.81	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.5	$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.21	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$7.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.9	$4.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$794	$1349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$612	$863
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1677	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1368	$1592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.8	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.4	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.71%	4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5807	$10247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2705	$5552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.3	$98.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.6	$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.34	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.04	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.63	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.01	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.4	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.51	$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$114	$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.5	$24
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.64	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7012	$7335

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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

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1628
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1730
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1586
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1638
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1637
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1644
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1602
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1604
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1460
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1460
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1274
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1338
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1164
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1285
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1463
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1275
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1347
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1209
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1363
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1510
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1593
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1259
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1544
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1415
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1591
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1546
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1417
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1331
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1151
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$923
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1571
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1525
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1267
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1468
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1325
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1328