Amman vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1013
$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$3476
🏠 One person rent
$392
$716
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$1240
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$207
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$1981
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
65
43
😀 Quality of life
73
77
🏙️ Population
4.01M
2.99M

The cost of living in Amman is 31% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 5560th and 4189th ($1013 vs $1461) 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 0.4 months in Amman compared to 1.4 months in Kuwait City. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 2560th and 1096th 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
$7.07
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.3
$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$5.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$831
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$1474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$1059
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$65.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$7223
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$978
$2046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$6.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21
$3.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.88
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$5.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$3.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$119
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$79.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$341
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6690
$8046

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$546
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$740
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1122
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$978
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2483
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1821
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1010
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$724
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$895
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2207
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$910
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1909
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2154
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2274
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1062
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2260
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2346
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1870
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1946
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1981
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2432
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$3089
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2066
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2449

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$711
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$707
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$556
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$698
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$551
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$861
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$571
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$664
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$492
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$465
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$546
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$928
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$489
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$476
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$581
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$823
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$574
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$569
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$523
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$487
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1037
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$627
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$931
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1309
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1192
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1109
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$565
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$554
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$570
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$546
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$547
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$513
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$479