Kuwait City vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kuwait City	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1454	$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3423	$1963
🏠 One person rent	$741	$379
🏘️ Family rent	$1291	$637
🍽️ Food expenses	$401	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$50.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2360	$386
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	43	74
😀 Quality of life	79	65
🏙️ Population	2.99M	1.85M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 84% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 4115th and 6703rd ($1454 vs $790) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Kuwait and the Philippines, respectively. Check Kuwait vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kuwait City compared to 0.5 months in Manila. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 884th and 5220th 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	$11.5	$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.53	$4.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.25	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$5.75	$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.56	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$828	$458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$815
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1123	$416
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.2	$74.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.8	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8536	$3756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1767	$2382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.2	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.36	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$7.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$5.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.27	$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.92	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.33	$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.52	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.31	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.01	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$7.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.6	$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$46
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.2	$80
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$308	$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7065	$16980

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Cities near Kuwait City

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
82 km or 51 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
82 km or 51 mi	Al-Faw	$730
112 km or 69 mi	Abadan	$549
116 km or 72 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
119 km or 74 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
125 km or 78 mi	Basra	$889
176 km or 110 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
226 km or 141 mi	Ahvaz	$571
250 km or 155 mi	Nasiriyah	$669
257 km or 159 mi	Behbahan	$483
281 km or 174 mi	Bushehr	$453
285 km or 177 mi	Amarah	$681
308 km or 192 mi	Shushtar	$530
311 km or 193 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$517
312 km or 194 mi	Jubail	$930
314 km or 195 mi	Borazjan	$477
328 km or 204 mi	Izeh	$459
337 km or 209 mi	Samawah	$583
337 km or 209 mi	Qatif	$873
337 km or 210 mi	Dezful	$566
344 km or 214 mi	Andimeshk	$560
356 km or 221 mi	Kazerun	$503
375 km or 233 mi	Yasuj	$463
388 km or 241 mi	Dammam	$1008
405 km or 252 mi	Kut	$630
406 km or 252 mi	Dhahran	$908
412 km or 256 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$474
428 km or 266 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$352
435 km or 270 mi	Manama	$1237
436 km or 271 mi	Isa Town	$1230
441 km or 274 mi	Riffa	$1201
442 km or 275 mi	Shiraz	$553
452 km or 281 mi	Kufa	$555
456 km or 284 mi	Najaf	$570
456 km or 284 mi	Khorramabad	$540
468 km or 291 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
469 km or 292 mi	Marvdasht	$530
470 km or 292 mi	Dorud	$508
473 km or 294 mi	Shahreza	$470

Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$785
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$568
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$742
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$717
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$674
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$1009
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$657
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$432
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$642
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$807
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$555
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$540
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$651
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$760
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$561
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$628
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$536
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$570
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$692
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$511
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$519
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$617
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$525
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$414
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$613
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$630
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$575
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$542
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$616
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$489
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$609
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$535
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$531
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$477
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$624
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$425
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$471
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$598
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$532
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$448