Doha vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1872
$1076
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4426
$2686
🏠 One person rent
$1210
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$2321
$946
🍽️ Food expenses
$409
$335
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3462
$2275
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
45
91
😀 Quality of life
79
96
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.52M

The cost of living in Doha is 74% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 2137th and 4822nd ($1872 vs $1076) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 106th in Qatar and Japan, respectively. Check Qatar vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Doha compared to 2.1 months in Kobe. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Kobe ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 501st and 14th 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
$7.62
$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.41
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.2
$3.36
☕ Cappuccino
$5.62
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1462
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2886
$906
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1882
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5109
$3336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$2678
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.35
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$62.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.8
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$58.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$754
$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10518
$9012

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1810
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1285
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1327
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1375
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$959
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1005
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$868
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$910
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1612
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$1841
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$798
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$646
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$621
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1132
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$890
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$606
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1191
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$606
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1642
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$604
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1424
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$561
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$710
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$541
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$543
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$540
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$787
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$875

Cities near Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1006
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1085
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1060
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1058
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$993
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1006
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1005
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$995
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$977
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$972
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$996
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1006
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1116
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1000
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$996
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$997
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$997
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1103
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$995
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1284
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$994
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$994
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$990
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1105
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$995
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1024
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1048
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$997
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$998
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$995
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1103
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$993
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1015