Doha vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2014
$1103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4398
$2716
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$453
🏘️ Family rent
$2333
$762
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2972
$1876
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
41
91
😀 Quality of life
84
81
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.52M

The cost of living in Doha is 83% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 1994th and 5047th ($2014 vs $1103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 98th in Qatar and Japan, respectively. Check Qatar vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Doha compared to 1.7 months in Kobe. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Kobe ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 537th and 681st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Kobe

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Doha Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.75
$6.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.09
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11
$2.89
☕ Cappuccino
$6.17
$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1123
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2901
$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1972
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86.8
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.02%
2.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4680
$5111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3108
$2533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$6.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$30.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$4.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$5.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.56
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.07
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.84
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$136
$46.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.54
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.9
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$44.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$331
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11285
$12285

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Cities near Doha

Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1923
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1109
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1192
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1309
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$931
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1037
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$823
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1473
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2183
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$545
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$465
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$489
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1457
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$541
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$523
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1214
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$565
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1632
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$547
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1461
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$487
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$707
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$492
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$711
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$556
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$551
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$796
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861

Cities near Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1029
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1093
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1131
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1042
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1016
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1012
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1041
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1015
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1029
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1061
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1012
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1010
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1274
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1037
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1033
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1041
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1127
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$999
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1162
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1047
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1017
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1040
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1044
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1045
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1046
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$966
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1057
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1056
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1062
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1142
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1051
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$996
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1071