Amman vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$1424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$3690
🏠 One person rent
$358
$725
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$1524
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$339
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$2222
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
63
43
😀 Quality of life
69
73
🏙️ Population
4.01M
2.99M

The cost of living in Amman is 31% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 5457th and 3697th ($981 vs $1424) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jordan and Kuwait, respectively. Check Jordan vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 1.6 months in Kuwait City. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 3121st and 1759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Kuwait City

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Amman Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.28
$8.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$2.25
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$1816
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$1353
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$49.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$6427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$3038
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$5.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$5.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$3.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$120
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$6644

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$679
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$602
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$625
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1011
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$849
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1948
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1583
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$964
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$735
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$737
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1850
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$760
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1660
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1752
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$802
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1900
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2068
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1427
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1678
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1689
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2149
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1701
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2113

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$708
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$710
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$543
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$698
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$540
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$875
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$559
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$671
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$541
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$646
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$549
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$910
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$621
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$522
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$594
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$868
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$577
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$568
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$606
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$561
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1005
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$637
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$959
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1375
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1327
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1285
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$606
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$559
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$569
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$550
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$604
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$511
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$531