Kuwait City vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1454
$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3423
$5312
🏠 One person rent
$741
$1378
🏘️ Family rent
$1291
$2219
🍽️ Food expenses
$401
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2360
$3266
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
43
91
😀 Quality of life
79
93
🏙️ Population
2.99M
548K

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 36% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 4115th and 1330th ($1454 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 39th in Kuwait and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Kuwait vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kuwait City compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Manchester ranked 10th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 884th and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Manchester

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Kuwait City Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.4
$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.53
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$7.26
☕ Cappuccino
$5.75
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$828
$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$630
$1050
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$2460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1123
$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.2
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.8
$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8536
$5680
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$3963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.2
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$9.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.27
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.92
$17.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.31
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.01
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.6
$89.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.7
$96.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.2
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$308
$1945
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7065
$20873

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1759
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2040
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2011
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1723
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1828
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1680
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1873
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1866
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1883
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1513
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1834
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1968
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1887
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1783
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1578
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1652
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1822
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1746
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1833
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1897
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1850
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1832
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1507
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1937
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1890
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2023
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1834
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1831
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1804