Kuwait City vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1461
$2637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3476
$6349
🏠 One person rent
$716
$1608
🏘️ Family rent
$1240
$2828
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$656
🚐 Transport expenses
$207
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1981
$4180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
43
94
😀 Quality of life
77
95
🏙️ Population
2.99M
664K

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 45% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 4189th and 676th ($1461 vs $2637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Kuwait and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Kuwait vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kuwait City compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 1096th and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Rotterdam

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Kuwait City Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.5
$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.26
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$7.15
☕ Cappuccino
$5.67
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$831
$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$595
$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$2889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1059
$2391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.8
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7223
$5975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2046
$4252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$4.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.5
$88.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$33.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$4.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.23
$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.5
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.32
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.98
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$119
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.2
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.1
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$2442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8046
$13439

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$711
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$707
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$556
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$698
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$551
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$861
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$571
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$664
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$492
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$465
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$546
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$928
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$489
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$476
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$581
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$823
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$574
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$569
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$523
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$487
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1037
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$627
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$931
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1309
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1192
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1109
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$565
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$554
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$570
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$546
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$547
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$513
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$479

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2389
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2481
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2701
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2471
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2348
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2206
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2264
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2669
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1907
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2822
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2457
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2340
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3203
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2636
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2383
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2471
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2721
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2383
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2440
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2223
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1822
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1730
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2132
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1857
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2360
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1849
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1848
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2409
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1734
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2231
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1523
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727