Amman vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$3814
🏠 One person rent
$383
$711
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$1511
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$2257
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
63
43
😀 Quality of life
68
74
🏙️ Population
4.01M
2.99M

The cost of living in Amman is 31% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 5667th and 3883rd ($1004 vs $1457) 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 1.5 months in Kuwait City. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 3456th and 1287th 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
$7.7
$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$2.44
 Cappuccino
$4.53
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$794
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$1677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$54.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$5807
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$2705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$29.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$4.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$5.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$77.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$7012

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$692
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$598
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$630
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$952
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$730
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2037
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1536
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$934
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$707
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$721
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1838
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$705
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1614
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1768
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1872
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$847
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1866
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2115
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1544
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1651
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1674
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2085
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1741
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2020

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$716
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$713
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$557
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$705
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$552
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$879
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$588
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$665
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$507
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$548
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$559
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$928
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$541
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$490
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$586
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$878
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$588
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$583
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$537
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$489
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$989
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$631
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$870
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$370
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1267
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1226
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1218
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$558
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$566
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$585
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$559
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$546
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$518
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$527