Kuwait City vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1461
$2365
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3476
$5609
🏠 One person rent
$716
$1445
🏘️ Family rent
$1240
$2498
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$583
🚐 Transport expenses
$207
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1981
$3421
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
43
90
😀 Quality of life
77
93
🏙️ Population
2.99M
548K

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 38% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 4189th and 1156th ($1461 vs $2365) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 33rd 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 9th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 1096th and 78th 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
$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.5
$93.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.26
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$7.56
☕ Cappuccino
$5.67
$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$831
$1540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$595
$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$2808
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1059
$2033
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.8
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7223
$4797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2046
$4525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.5
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.23
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$7.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.5
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.32
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.98
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$119
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.2
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.1
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$1658
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8046
$21096

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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
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862