Kuwait City vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Kuwait City Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1461
$821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3476
$2009
🏠 One person rent
$716
$400
🏘️ Family rent
$1240
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$207
$49
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1981
$347
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
43
77
😀 Quality of life
77
65
🏙️ Population
2.99M
1.9M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 78% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 4189th and 6679th ($1461 vs $821) 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 1.4 months in Kuwait City compared to 0.4 months in Manila. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 1096th and 5265th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Kuwait City vs Manila

Prices for goods and services in Kuwait City and Manila are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Kuwait City Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$5.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.5
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.26
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.67
☕ Cappuccino
$5.67
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$831
$492
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$595
$250
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1059
$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.8
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
7.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7223
$4309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2046
$2679
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.5
$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$3.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$5.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$7.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.23
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.5
$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.32
$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.98
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$119
$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$7.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.2
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.1
$80
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8046
$14540

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kuwait City

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$711
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$707
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$556
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$698
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$551
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$861
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$571
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$664
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$492
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$465
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$546
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$928
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$489
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$476
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$581
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$823
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$574
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$569
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$523
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$487
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1037
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$627
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$931
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1309
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1192
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1109
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$565
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$554
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$570
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$546
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$547
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$513
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$479

Cities near Manila

Distance City Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Pasay
$804
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Caloocan
$574
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mandaluyong
$755
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Quezon
$697
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Malabon
$657
7.9 km or 4.9 mi Makati
$1066
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Navotas
$701
12 km or 7.2 mi Valenzuela
$458
12 km or 7.2 mi Pasig
$609
12 km or 7.3 mi Taguig
$868
15 km or 9 mi Marikina
$584
15 km or 9.3 mi Bacoor
$549
15 km or 9.3 mi Paranaque
$660
15 km or 9.5 mi Cainta
$733
16 km or 9.7 mi Meycauayan
$587
16 km or 10 mi Las Pinas
$605
19 km or 12 mi Imus
$524
21 km or 13 mi Antipolo
$544
25 km or 15 mi Muntinlupa
$683
25 km or 16 mi San Jose del Monte
$504
26 km or 16 mi General Trias
$501
28 km or 17 mi San Pedro
$597
28 km or 17 mi Binangonan
$507
30 km or 19 mi Dasmarinas
$416
31 km or 19 mi Binan
$589
33 km or 20 mi Malolos
$626
34 km or 21 mi Santa Rosa
$549
37 km or 23 mi Trece Martires
$538
39 km or 24 mi Cabuyao
$584
47 km or 29 mi Calamba
$496
58 km or 36 mi San Fernando
$603
60 km or 37 mi Tanauan
$539
61 km or 38 mi Santo Tomas
$534
69 km or 43 mi San Pablo
$463
74 km or 46 mi Angeles
$636
75 km or 47 mi Lipa
$420
79 km or 49 mi Olongapo
$476
81 km or 50 mi Mabalacat
$609
94 km or 59 mi Batangas
$530
99 km or 61 mi Cabanatuan
$434