Kuwait City vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1457
$2137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3814
$5153
🏠 One person rent
$711
$1275
🏘️ Family rent
$1511
$2202
🍽️ Food expenses
$391
$530
🚐 Transport expenses
$220
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2257
$3299
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
43
91
😀 Quality of life
74
92
🏙️ Population
2.99M
548K

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 32% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 3883rd and 1500th ($1457 vs $2137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 53rd 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 1.5 months in Kuwait City compared to 1.5 months in Manchester. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Manchester ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 1287th and 76th 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
$9.81
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.5
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.21
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$6.48
☕ Cappuccino
$5.9
$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$794
$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$612
$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1677
$2281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1368
$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.8
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5807
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2705
$3610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.3
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.6
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.63
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.01
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.4
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.51
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.5
$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.2
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$467
$1753
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7012
$17390

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$716
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$713
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$557
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$705
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$552
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$879
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$588
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$665
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$507
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$548
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$559
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$928
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$541
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$490
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$586
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$878
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$588
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$583
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$537
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$489
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$989
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$631
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$870
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$370
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1267
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1226
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1218
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$558
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$566
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$585
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$559
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$546
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$518
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$527

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761