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
₱300.95
|
$9.75
KWD3.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.26
₱250.79
|
$8.13
KWD2.500
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
₱51.36
|
$0.67
KWD0.210
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₱28.91
|
$0.42
KWD0.130
|
|
pay 26.7% less for groceries
|
Manila
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.35
₱79.54
|
$1.00
KWD0.310
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
₱312.03
|
$2.63
KWD0.810
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.79
₱399.66
|
$5.77
KWD1.780
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₱122.29
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
₱142.33
|
$2.92
KWD0.900
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.52
₱89.53
|
$1.05
KWD0.320
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
₱47.30
|
$0.84
KWD0.260
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.52
₱89.55
|
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
₱57.47
|
$0.71
KWD0.220
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
₱70.66
|
$0.49
KWD0.150
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.48
₱87.37
|
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for transportation
|
Manila
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
₱243.65
|
$1.28
KWD0.400
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.93
₱584.13
|
$48.77
KWD15.010
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,575.45
₱1,504,731.36
|
$22,111.30
KWD6,805.570
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.67
₱156.99
|
$29.26
KWD9.010
|
|
pay 52.4% more for housing
|
Manila
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.80
₱1,694.74
|
$26.66
KWD8.210
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$468.88
₱27,586.69
|
$879.86
KWD270.810
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$234.44
₱13,793.37
|
$681.04
KWD209.620
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.33
₱6,255.92
|
$41.34
KWD12.720
|
|
pay 27.3% less for childcare
|
Manila
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.52
₱28,389.26
|
$464.57
KWD142.990
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,127.39
₱831,184.94
|
$6,942.30
KWD2,136.750
|
|
pay 73.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Manila
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
₱80.25
|
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.70
₱158.68
|
$5.99
KWD1.840
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.07
₱180.57
|
$3.09
KWD0.950
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.61
₱2,389.33
|
$113.29
KWD34.870
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.67
₱451.42
|
$11.38
KWD3.500
|
|
pay 50.5% more for clothing
|
Manila
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.31
₱1,959.93
|
$42.27
KWD13.010
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.60
₱1,564.82
|
$51.44
KWD15.830
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.03
₱4,355.28
|
$93.02
KWD28.630
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.89
₱3,582.55
|
$94.84
KWD29.190
|
|
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