Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 46.1% more expensive than Kuwait City.
- Restaurants
-
pay 19.3% more in Tokyo
- Groceries
-
pay 2.1 times more in Tokyo
- Transportation
-
pay 64.6% more in Tokyo
- Housing
-
pay 64.2% more in Tokyo
- Childcare
-
pay 61.9% more in Tokyo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 10.3% more in Tokyo
- Clothing
-
pay 12.1% less in Tokyo
The cost of groceries, transportation, housing, childcare, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Tokyo are more expensive than in Kuwait City. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Tokyo.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 19.3% more for restaurants
|
Kuwait City
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
KWD2.990
|
$6.51
¥935
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.13
KWD2.490
|
$5.21
¥748
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
KWD0.200
|
$1.12
¥160
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
KWD0.130
|
$0.75
¥107
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Kuwait City
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
KWD0.310
|
$1.63
¥234
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.63
KWD0.800
|
$7.01
¥1,006
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
KWD1.770
|
$5.89
¥845
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
$2.09
¥299
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
KWD0.890
|
$3.26
¥468
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
KWD0.320
|
$2.38
¥341
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
KWD0.260
|
$1.06
¥153
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
KWD0.230
|
$2.65
¥380
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
KWD0.220
|
$2.42
¥347
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
KWD0.150
|
$1.29
¥185
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$1.26
¥181
|
|
pay 64.6% more for transportation
|
Kuwait City
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.28
KWD0.390
|
$4.42
¥634
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.77
KWD14.930
|
$58.62
¥8,412
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,111.30
KWD6,770.130
|
$21,767.76
¥3,123,782
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.26
KWD8.960
|
$27.88
¥4,001
|
|
pay 64.2% more for housing
|
Kuwait City
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
KWD8.160
|
$31.86
¥4,572
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$879.86
KWD269.400
|
$1,120.28
¥160,765
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$681.04
KWD208.520
|
$582.98
¥83,660
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.34
KWD12.660
|
$134.03
¥19,234
|
|
pay 61.9% more for childcare
|
Kuwait City
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.57
KWD142.240
|
$533.29
¥76,530
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,942.30
KWD2,125.620
|
$14,506.96
¥2,081,820
|
|
pay 10.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kuwait City
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
$3.26
¥467
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.99
KWD1.830
|
$3.40
¥488
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.09
KWD0.950
|
$3.91
¥561
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.29
KWD34.690
|
$67.16
¥9,637
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
KWD3.480
|
$12.38
¥1,776
|
|
pay 12.1% less for clothing
|
Kuwait City
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.27
KWD12.940
|
$52.60
¥7,548
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.44
KWD15.750
|
$36.87
¥5,291
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.02
KWD28.480
|
$63.41
¥9,100
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.84
KWD29.040
|
$82.89
¥11,895
|
|
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