Kuwait City vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1457
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3814
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$711
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$1511
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$391
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$220
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2257
$2601
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
43
100
😀 Quality of life
74
99
🏙️ Population
2.99M
14.3M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 11% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 3883rd and 3085th ($1457 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Kuwait and Japan, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kuwait City compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 1287th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Tokyo

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Kuwait City Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.81
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.5
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.21
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$5.9
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$794
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$612
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1677
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1368
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.8
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5807
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2705
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.3
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.6
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.63
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.01
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.4
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.51
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.5
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.2
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$467
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7012
$15495

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$716
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$1268
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$713
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$557
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$705
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$552
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$879
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$588
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$665
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$507
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$548
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$559
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$928
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$541
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$490
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$586
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$878
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$588
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$583
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$537
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$489
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$989
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$631
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$870
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$370
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1267
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1226
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1218
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$558
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$566
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$585
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$559
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$546
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$518
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$527

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
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$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033