Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 74.5% more expensive than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 82.7% more for restaurants
Kuwait City
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.52
KWD2.000
|
$7.57
¥1,179
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.52
KWD2.000
|
$5.30
¥825
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
$1.29
¥201
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
KWD0.100
|
$0.88
¥137
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Kuwait City
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
$1.58
¥246
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.31
KWD0.710
|
$7.12
¥1,109
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
KWD1.720
|
$5.46
¥850
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
KWD0.640
|
$2.04
¥318
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
KWD0.740
|
$3.81
¥593
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
KWD0.310
|
$3.30
¥515
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
KWD0.270
|
$1.52
¥237
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
$3.33
¥518
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
$2.26
¥352
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
KWD0.140
|
$2.29
¥357
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$1.79
¥278
|
|
pay 72.8% more for transportation
Kuwait City
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.39
KWD0.430
|
$4.77
¥743
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
KWD15.010
|
$75.67
¥11,787
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,165.00
KWD6,806.160
|
$21,565.59
¥3,359,380
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.15
KWD9.260
|
$28.75
¥4,479
|
|
pay 86.7% more for housing
Kuwait City
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.51
KWD9.680
|
$35.00
¥5,452
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$928.97
KWD285.260
|
$1,128.57
¥175,803
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.91
KWD206.320
|
$671.52
¥104,606
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.55
KWD10.300
|
$138.96
¥21,647
|
|
pay 94.0% more for childcare
Kuwait City
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$414.85
KWD127.390
|
$616.16
¥95,982
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,112.82
KWD2,184.120
|
$17,025.47
¥2,652,142
|
|
pay 15.0% more for entertainment and sports
Kuwait City
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.44
KWD0.750
|
$4.16
¥648
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
KWD1.550
|
$3.54
¥552
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
KWD0.900
|
$4.54
¥707
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$120.42
KWD36.980
|
$72.81
¥11,341
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.41
KWD3.500
|
$13.62
¥2,122
|
|
pay 13.8% less for clothing
Kuwait City
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.09
KWD13.540
|
$50.16
¥7,814
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.04
KWD17.520
|
$40.10
¥6,246
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.23
KWD29.550
|
$65.44
¥10,194
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.78
KWD34.330
|
$103.70
¥16,154
|
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