Cost of living comparison
Kuwait City is 30.1% cheaper than Amsterdam.
If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Amsterdam, you would:
pay 67.4% less for restaurants
Amsterdam
|
Kuwait City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.32
|
$6.52
KWD2.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.21
|
$6.52
KWD2.000
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.52
|
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.47
€2.29
|
$0.31
KWD0.100
|
|
pay 30.5% less for groceries
Amsterdam
|
Kuwait City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.65
|
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.91
€6.41
|
$2.31
KWD0.710
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.71
€4.37
|
$5.62
KWD1.730
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
€3.65
|
$2.07
KWD0.640
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
€4.52
|
$2.40
KWD0.740
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.03
|
$0.99
KWD0.310
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.88
KWD0.270
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.36
|
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.46
KWD0.140
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 34.6% less for transportation
Amsterdam
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.61
|
$1.39
KWD0.430
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$97.85
€90.87
|
$48.89
KWD15.030
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,969.95
€26,902.94
|
$22,165.00
KWD6,812.860
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.51
€23.69
|
$30.15
KWD9.270
|
|
pay 54.8% less for housing
Amsterdam
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.90
€42.62
|
$31.51
KWD9.680
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,796.60
€1,668.41
|
$928.97
KWD285.540
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,576.07
€1,463.62
|
$671.91
KWD206.530
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.48
€173.17
|
$33.55
KWD10.310
|
|
pay 57.0% less for childcare
Amsterdam
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,725.51
€1,602.40
|
$414.85
KWD127.510
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,482.44
€10,663.17
|
$7,112.82
KWD2,186.270
|
|
pay 21.2% more for entertainment and sports
Amsterdam
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.11
|
$2.44
KWD0.750
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.24
|
$5.06
KWD1.560
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.02
€8.37
|
$2.93
KWD0.900
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.59
€36.76
|
$120.42
KWD37.010
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.29
€13.27
|
$11.41
KWD3.510
|
|
pay 12.7% more for clothing
Amsterdam
|
Kuwait City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.95
€72.39
|
$44.09
KWD13.550
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€28.39
|
$57.04
KWD17.530
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.96
€84.47
|
$96.23
KWD29.580
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.87
€102.03
|
$111.78
KWD34.360
|
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