Kuwait City vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1424
$1998
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3690
$4556
🏠 One person rent
$725
$1204
🏘️ Family rent
$1524
$1870
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$491
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2222
$2742
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
43
91
😀 Quality of life
73
91
🏙️ Population
2.99M
548K

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 29% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 3697th and 1798th ($1424 vs $1998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 57th 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 11th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 1759th and 110th 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
$8.22
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.3
$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.21
$9.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$6.11
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$1274
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1816
$2104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1353
$1386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$198
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$303
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.17%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6427
$5073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3038
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.54
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$120
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$82.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95
$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$531
$1559
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6644
$13845

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$708
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$710
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$543
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$698
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$540
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$875
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$559
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$671
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$541
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$646
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$549
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$910
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$621
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$522
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$594
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$868
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$577
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$568
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$606
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$561
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1005
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$637
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$959
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1375
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1327
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1285
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$606
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$559
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$569
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$550
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$604
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$511
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$531

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1526
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1607
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1703
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1644
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1358
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1733
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1613
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1455
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1574
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1487
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1467
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1623
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1564
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1640
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1628
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1656
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1713
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1715
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1867
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1629