Cost of living comparison
Kuwait City is 69.3% more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Manila, you would:
pay 35.7% more for restaurants
|
Manila
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.12
₱300.48
|
$9.75
KWD3.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.26
₱250.40
|
$8.13
KWD2.500
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
₱51.28
|
$0.67
KWD0.210
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₱28.86
|
$0.42
KWD0.130
|
|
pay 26.7% less for groceries
|
Manila
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.35
₱79.41
|
$1.00
KWD0.310
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
₱311.55
|
$2.63
KWD0.810
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.79
₱399.05
|
$5.77
KWD1.770
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₱122.10
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
₱142.11
|
$2.92
KWD0.900
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.52
₱89.39
|
$1.05
KWD0.320
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
₱47.22
|
$0.84
KWD0.260
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.52
₱89.41
|
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
₱57.38
|
$0.71
KWD0.220
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
₱70.55
|
$0.49
KWD0.150
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.48
₱87.23
|
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for transportation
|
Manila
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
₱243.27
|
$1.28
KWD0.390
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.93
₱583.23
|
$48.77
KWD14.980
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,575.45
₱1,502,410.41
|
$22,111.30
KWD6,791.380
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.67
₱156.75
|
$29.26
KWD8.990
|
|
pay 52.4% more for housing
|
Manila
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.80
₱1,692.12
|
$26.66
KWD8.190
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$468.88
₱27,544.14
|
$879.86
KWD270.250
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$234.44
₱13,772.10
|
$681.04
KWD209.180
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.33
₱6,246.27
|
$41.34
KWD12.700
|
|
pay 27.3% less for childcare
|
Manila
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.52
₱28,345.48
|
$464.57
KWD142.690
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,127.39
₱829,902.89
|
$6,942.30
KWD2,132.290
|
|
pay 73.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Manila
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
₱80.13
|
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.70
₱158.44
|
$5.99
KWD1.840
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.07
₱180.29
|
$3.09
KWD0.950
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.61
₱2,385.65
|
$113.29
KWD34.800
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.67
₱450.72
|
$11.38
KWD3.500
|
|
pay 50.5% more for clothing
|
Manila
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.31
₱1,956.91
|
$42.27
KWD12.980
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.60
₱1,562.41
|
$51.44
KWD15.800
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.03
₱4,348.56
|
$93.02
KWD28.570
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.89
₱3,577.02
|
$94.84
KWD29.130
|
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