Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 46.1% more expensive than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 19.3% more for restaurants
|
Kuwait City
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
KWD3.000
|
$6.51
¥1,008
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.13
KWD2.500
|
$5.21
¥806
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
KWD0.210
|
$1.12
¥173
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
KWD0.130
|
$0.75
¥115
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Kuwait City
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
KWD0.310
|
$1.63
¥253
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.63
KWD0.810
|
$7.01
¥1,085
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
KWD1.780
|
$5.89
¥911
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
$2.09
¥323
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
KWD0.900
|
$3.26
¥505
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
KWD0.320
|
$2.38
¥368
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
KWD0.260
|
$1.06
¥165
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
$2.65
¥410
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
KWD0.220
|
$2.42
¥374
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
KWD0.150
|
$1.29
¥200
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$1.26
¥195
|
|
pay 64.6% more for transportation
|
Kuwait City
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.28
KWD0.400
|
$4.42
¥684
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.77
KWD15.010
|
$58.62
¥9,073
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,111.30
KWD6,804.330
|
$21,767.76
¥3,368,996
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.26
KWD9.010
|
$27.88
¥4,315
|
|
pay 64.2% more for housing
|
Kuwait City
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
KWD8.210
|
$31.86
¥4,931
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$879.86
KWD270.760
|
$1,120.28
¥173,385
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$681.04
KWD209.580
|
$582.98
¥90,228
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.34
KWD12.720
|
$134.03
¥20,744
|
|
pay 61.9% more for childcare
|
Kuwait City
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.57
KWD142.960
|
$533.29
¥82,538
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,942.30
KWD2,136.360
|
$14,506.96
¥2,245,242
|
|
pay 10.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kuwait City
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
$3.26
¥504
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.99
KWD1.840
|
$3.40
¥527
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.09
KWD0.950
|
$3.91
¥605
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.29
KWD34.860
|
$67.16
¥10,394
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
KWD3.500
|
$12.38
¥1,915
|
|
pay 12.1% less for clothing
|
Kuwait City
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.27
KWD13.010
|
$52.60
¥8,141
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.44
KWD15.830
|
$36.87
¥5,706
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.02
KWD28.620
|
$63.41
¥9,814
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.84
KWD29.190
|
$82.89
¥12,829
|
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