Amsterdam vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2545
$1424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5759
$3690
🏠 One person rent
$1649
$725
🏘️ Family rent
$2742
$1524
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$339
🚐 Transport expenses
$217
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3788
$2222
😷 Air quality
Good
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
95
43
😀 Quality of life
94
73
🏙️ Population
921K
2.99M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 79% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 612th and 3697th ($2545 vs $1424) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Kuwait, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.6 months in Kuwait City. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 37th and 1759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Kuwait City

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Amsterdam Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.4
$8.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.4
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.35
$2.25
 Cappuccino
$4.1
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.18
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1693
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2979
$1816
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$1353
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$49.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.3
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9157
$6427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5939
$3038
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.61
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$29.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.73
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$5.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.3
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.94
$3.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.6
$120
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.1
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1976
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10734
$6644

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2001
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2465
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2092
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$1647
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2135
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$1894
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$1897
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$1958
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2055
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2205
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$1939
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1501
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$1850
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1796
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$1886
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$1836
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1804
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1729
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2013
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1841
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$1890
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1818
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1793
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1919
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1756
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1770
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$1942
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1864
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1697
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1725
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1761
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$1901
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1746
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1734
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1822
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1833

Cities near Kuwait City

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$708
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$710
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$543
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$698
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$540
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$875
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$559
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$671
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$541
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$646
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$549
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$910
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$621
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$522
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$594
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$868
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$577
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$568
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$606
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$561
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1005
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$637
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$959
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1375
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1327
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1285
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$606
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$559
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$569
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$550
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$604
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$511
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$531