Amsterdam vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3118
$1454
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7329
$3423
🏠 One person rent
$2031
$741
🏘️ Family rent
$3485
$1291
🍽️ Food expenses
$654
$401
🚐 Transport expenses
$260
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4702
$2360
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
95
43
😀 Quality of life
96
79
🏙️ Population
921K
2.99M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 114% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 143rd and 4115th ($3118 vs $1454) 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 31st and 884th 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
$21.3
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.4
$9.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.2
$3.25
☕ Cappuccino
$4.94
$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2130
$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1705
$630
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3833
$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2970
$1123
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$292
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.81%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10418
$8536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7591
$1767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.92
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.2
$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.31
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.56
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.47
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.85
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.23
$3.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.2
$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.84
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.62
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$3.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.96
$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.9
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.2
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$37.4
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2892
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19920
$7065

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2178
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2589
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2252
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2230
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$1846
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2568
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2256
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2235
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2718
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2222
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2134
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2414
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1514
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2392
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$2111
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2581
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2374
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$2228
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$2011
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2615
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1829
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2329
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$2262
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1860
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$2082
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2706
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$2302
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$2318
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$2070
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2154
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$2187
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2263
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1986
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1992
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$2058
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2107
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$2164
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$2100
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$2087
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$2238

Cities near Kuwait City

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$726
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$730
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$549
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$719
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$542
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$889
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$571
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$669
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$483
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$453
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$681
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$530
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$930
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$477
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$459
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$583
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$873
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$566
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$560
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$503
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$463
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1008
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$630
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$908
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$474
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1237
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1230
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1201
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$553
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$555
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$570
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$540
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$530
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$508
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$470