Amman vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1009
$1454
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2449
$3423
🏠 One person rent
$398
$741
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$1291
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$401
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$468
$2360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
64
43
😀 Quality of life
71
79
🏙️ Population
4.01M
2.99M

The cost of living in Amman is 31% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 5492nd and 4115th ($1009 vs $1454) 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 0.5 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 3561st and 884th 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
$7.09
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.1
$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$9.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$3.25
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$420
$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$630
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$714
$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$1123
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.06%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1472
$8536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$886
$1767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.4
$3.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.27
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$3.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.66
$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.4
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5786
$7065

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$548
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$748
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1072
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$915
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2447
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1732
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$987
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$718
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2100
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$837
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1747
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2150
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2153
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2108
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$807
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1817
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1998
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2153
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1021
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2142
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2347
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2214
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1808
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2191
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2135
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1855
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1850
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2290
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2286
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2937
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1974
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2440
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1947
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2303

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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