Kuwait City vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1424
$1556
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3690
$4005
🏠 One person rent
$725
$760
🏘️ Family rent
$1524
$1537
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$426
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$269
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2222
$2885
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
43
100
😀 Quality of life
73
100
🏙️ Population
2.99M
14M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 8% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 3697th and 3238th ($1424 vs $1556) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Kuwait and Japan, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kuwait City compared to 1.9 months in Tokyo. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 1759th and 1st 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
$8.22
$6.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.3
$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.21
$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$2.91
 Cappuccino
$5.35
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$936
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$540
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1816
$2411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1353
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.17%
1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6427
$7633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3038
$4193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$26.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$5.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.54
$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$120
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$531
$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6644
$15051

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Distance City Cost of living
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$708
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$710
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$543
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$698
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$540
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$875
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$559
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$671
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$541
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$646
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$549
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$910
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$621
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$522
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$594
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$868
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$577
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$568
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$606
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$561
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1005
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$637
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$959
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1375
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1327
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1285
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$606
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$559
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$569
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$550
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$604
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$511
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$531

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1105
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1099
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1117
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1052
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1051
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1115
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1041
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1053
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1067
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1064
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1009
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1101
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1091
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1063
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1045
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1057
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1036
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$985
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1143
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1049
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1031
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1042
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1041
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1133
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1056
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1052
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1063