Amman vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$1437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2557
$3460
🏠 One person rent
$384
$686
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$1204
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$2078
😷 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 28% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 5330th and 4191st ($1032 vs $1437) 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 2337th and 1006th 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
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.1
$68.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.43
$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$3.23
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$1529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.93%
6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$6113
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$2371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$48.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$30.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$4.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$3.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$6.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$3.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.7
$124
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7735
$9163

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$538
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$745
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$771
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1205
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$1070
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2663
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1994
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1077
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$742
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$977
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2463
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2470
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2347
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$1020
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$2133
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2336
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2379
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1149
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2466
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2465
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2500
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2422
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$2044
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2400
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2359
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1933
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$2125
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2430
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2565
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2873
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2328
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2555
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2201
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2541

Cities near Kuwait City

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$708
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$703
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$522
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$694
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$509
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$861
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$548
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$655
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$469
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$454
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$496
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$917
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$457
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$452
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$573
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$778
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$517
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$514
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$471
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$459
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1059
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$621
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$965
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1340
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1218
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1062
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$505
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$556
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$573
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$484
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$485
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$469
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$451