Amsterdam vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2859
$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6482
$3814
🏠 One person rent
$1887
$711
🏘️ Family rent
$3118
$1511
🍽️ Food expenses
$599
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4389
$2257
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
95
43
😀 Quality of life
95
74
🏙️ Population
921K
2.99M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 96% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 252nd and 3883rd ($2859 vs $1457) 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 1.5 months in Kuwait City. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 25th and 1287th 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
$20
$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.7
$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$2.44
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.44
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1928
$794
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3529
$1677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2619
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$54.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.24%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10663
$5807
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7824
$2705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.81
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$91.7
$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.28
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.01
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$4.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.76
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.41
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.6
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.16
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$5.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.8
$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.8
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.3
$77.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.1
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2462
$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13828
$7012

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2373
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2170
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2076
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2246
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2180
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2072
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2088
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2184
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2228
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2039
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2375
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1412
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2053
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1916
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2094
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2010
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1991
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1821
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2219
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1916
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2034
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1987
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1782
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1897
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1968
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1985
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1831
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1891
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2027
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1994
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1661
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1841
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1886
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2006
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1827
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1845
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1750
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1865

Cities near Kuwait City

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