Amman vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$994
$1393
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2473
$3599
🏠 One person rent
$386
$698
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$1494
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$207
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$663
$2507
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
64
43
😀 Quality of life
68
75
🏙️ Population
4.01M
2.99M

The cost of living in Amman is 29% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 5535th and 3893rd ($994 vs $1393) 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 1.8 months in Kuwait City. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 3048th and 1114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.09
$9.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$8.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$3.26
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$1716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$1333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.3%
7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$6776
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$875
$2989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.1
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$4.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.9
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.84
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$6.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.99
$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.46
$3.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.5
$119
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$37.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$260
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5545
$6378

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$905
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$710
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$1915
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$762
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1506
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1927
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1919
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1902
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$761
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1652
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1891
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1931
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$813
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1930
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2123
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1853
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1965
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1600
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2035
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1894
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1680
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1732
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1990
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2072
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2145
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1912
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2232
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$1811
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$2156

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Distance City Cost of living
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$740
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$1210
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$736
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$547
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$723
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$544
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$904
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$597
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$672
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$536
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$551
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$683
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$562
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$552
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$901
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$546
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$525
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$582
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$897
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$583
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$577
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$557
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$529
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1056
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$626
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$1068
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$467
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$397
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$1280
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1243
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1223
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$589
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$570
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$587
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$554
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$563
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$513
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$502