Kuwait City vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kuwait City	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1457	$801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3814	$2513
🏠 One person rent	$711	$377
🏘️ Family rent	$1511	$1086
🍽️ Food expenses	$391	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$49.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2257	$552
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	43	73
😀 Quality of life	74	65
🏙️ Population	2.99M	1.85M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 82% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 3883rd and 6428th ($1457 vs $801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Kuwait and the Philippines, respectively. Check Kuwait vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kuwait City compared to 0.7 months in Manila. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 1287th and 4217th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Manila

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	Kuwait City	Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.81	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.5	$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.21	$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$2.38
☕ Cappuccino	$5.9	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$794	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$612	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1677	$1612
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1368	$764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.8	$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.4	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$29.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.71%	7.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5807	$3727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2705	$2799
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.3	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.6	$3.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.34	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.04	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$9.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$3.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.63	$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.01	$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.4	$5.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.51	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$114	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$7.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.5	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.64	$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$78.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7012	$14739

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Cities near Kuwait City

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

Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$650
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$668
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$770
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$738
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$593
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$816
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$704
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$453
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$705
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$820
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$538
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$564
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$650
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$717
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$573
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$633
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$590
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$725
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$570
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$602
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$641
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$558
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$414
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$579
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$668
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$674
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$562
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$677
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$518
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$632
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$551
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$547
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$488
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$668
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$421
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$507
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$627
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$554
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$442