Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 44.0% more expensive than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 45.8% more for restaurants
Kuwait City
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.14
KWD2.500
|
$6.59
¥1,025
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.16
KWD2.200
|
$5.14
¥800
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
KWD0.170
|
$1.15
¥178
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
$0.76
¥119
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Kuwait City
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
KWD0.290
|
$1.73
¥269
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.53
KWD0.780
|
$7.97
¥1,241
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.90
KWD1.810
|
$5.76
¥897
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
$2.15
¥334
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
KWD0.840
|
$3.23
¥503
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
KWD0.330
|
$2.37
¥369
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
KWD0.260
|
$1.13
¥176
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
$2.58
¥402
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
KWD0.210
|
$2.19
¥342
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
$1.27
¥197
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$1.23
¥192
|
|
pay 56.4% more for transportation
Kuwait City
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.27
KWD0.390
|
$4.29
¥668
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.19
KWD14.470
|
$50.63
¥7,881
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,783.27
KWD6,986.060
|
$21,471.04
¥3,342,505
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.29
KWD8.980
|
$25.31
¥3,941
|
|
pay 54.5% more for housing
Kuwait City
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.44
KWD8.720
|
$31.29
¥4,871
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$930.70
KWD285.380
|
$1,013.09
¥157,713
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$702.87
KWD215.520
|
$584.76
¥91,032
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.98
KWD12.870
|
$132.60
¥20,643
|
|
pay 51.9% more for childcare
Kuwait City
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$560.24
KWD171.790
|
$486.02
¥75,661
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,716.63
KWD2,059.530
|
$14,566.86
¥2,267,695
|
|
pay 0.3% more for entertainment and sports
Kuwait City
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
$3.21
¥500
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.60
KWD1.720
|
$3.30
¥513
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.17
KWD0.970
|
$3.85
¥600
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$124.57
KWD38.200
|
$61.83
¥9,626
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.39
KWD3.490
|
$12.21
¥1,900
|
|
pay 16.4% less for clothing
Kuwait City
|
Tokyo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.57
KWD13.970
|
$54.04
¥8,413
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.69
KWD17.380
|
$36.17
¥5,631
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
KWD29.120
|
$61.61
¥9,591
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.63
KWD28.100
|
$79.69
¥12,406
|
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