Kuwait City vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1437
$2348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3460
$5497
🏠 One person rent
$686
$1452
🏘️ Family rent
$1204
$2508
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$223
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2078
$3236
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
43
90
😀 Quality of life
77
92
🏙️ Population
2.99M
548K

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 39% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 4191st and 1193rd ($1437 vs $2348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th 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 1.4 months in Kuwait City compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Manchester ranked 12th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 1006th and 84th 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
$12.9
$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$93.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.92
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.23
$7.78
☕ Cappuccino
$5.85
$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$828
$1619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$562
$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1529
$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1008
$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.3
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$280
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6113
$4975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2371
$4650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.4
$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$30.6
$22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.35
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.23
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.74
$23.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$9.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.56
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.32
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.97
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$124
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.6
$90.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.5
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$1414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9163
$20557

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$708
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$1247
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$703
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$522
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$694
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$509
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$861
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$548
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$655
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$469
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$454
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$496
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$917
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$457
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$452
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$573
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$778
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$517
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$514
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$471
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$459
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1059
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$621
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$965
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1340
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1218
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1062
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$505
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$556
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$573
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$484
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$485
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$469
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$451

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1784
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1987
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1880
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2022
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1742
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1832
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1682
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1885
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1890
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1501
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1961
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1894
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1827
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1694
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1733
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1831
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1774
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1847
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1808
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1853
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1559
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1942
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1948
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2035
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1860
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1854
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1831