Kuwait City vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1393
$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$5081
🏠 One person rent
$698
$1241
🏘️ Family rent
$1494
$2185
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$207
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2507
$2923
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
43
91
😀 Quality of life
75
92
🏙️ Population
2.99M
548K

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 33% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 3893rd and 1662nd ($1393 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 46th 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 1.8 months in Kuwait City compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Manchester ranked 13th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 1114th and 85th 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
$9.69
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.2
$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.17
$9.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.26
$6.16
☕ Cappuccino
$5.73
$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$786
$1351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$597
$936
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1716
$2179
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1333
$1788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.12%
5.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6776
$5330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2989
$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.3
$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.79
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$8.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.63
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.28
$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.57
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.33
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.93
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$119
$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$84.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.7
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.1
$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$1818
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6378
$19551

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Kuwait CityManchester

Cost of living

$349

$907

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$740
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$736
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$547
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$723
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$544
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$904
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$597
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$672
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$536
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$551
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$683
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$562
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$552
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$901
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$546
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$525
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$582
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$897
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$583
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$577
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$557
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$529
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1056
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$626
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$1068
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$467
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$397
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1280
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1243
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1223
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$589
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$570
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$587
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$554
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$563
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$513
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$502

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1806
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1672
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1806
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1720
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1962
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1574
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1675
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1497
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1753
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1762
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1376
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1680
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1793
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1737
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1686
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1486
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1456
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1693
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1598
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1707
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1774
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1680
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1706
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1465
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1401
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1774
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1764
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1552
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1897
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1710
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1697
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1681