Kuwait City vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1454
$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3423
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$741
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$1291
$1136
🍽️ Food expenses
$401
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$99.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2360
$1982
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
43
46
😀 Quality of life
79
77
🏙️ Population
2.99M
298K

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 18% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 4115th and 4625th ($1454 vs $1237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kuwait and Bahrain, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kuwait City compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 884th and 1191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Manama

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Kuwait City Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.4
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.53
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$5.75
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$828
$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$630
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$1322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1123
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.2
$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.8
$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
8.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8536
$2794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.2
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$7.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.27
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.92
$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$5.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.31
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.01
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.6
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.7
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.2
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$308
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7065
$8943

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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

Cities near Manama

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1230
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1201
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$908
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1008
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$873
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1770
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$930
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1849
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$453
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$477
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$530
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$503
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$553
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1627
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$529
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1454
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$730
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2514
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$483
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1419
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$726
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2521
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$463
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$549
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$542
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$719
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$889
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1449
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1228
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534