Doha vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2100
$1100
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4575
$2780
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$2453
$722
🍽️ Food expenses
$429
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$1874
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
41
96
😀 Quality of life
83
78
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.46M

The cost of living in Doha is 91% more expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 1744th and 5014th ($2100 vs $1100) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 71st 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 Kyoto. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Kyoto ranked 42nd in Japan, while ranked 513th and 867th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Kyoto

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Doha Kyoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.8
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.16
$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$3.27
☕ Cappuccino
$5.59
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1799
$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3302
$861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.1
$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.4
$97.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.5
$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.92%
2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4178
$4384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2669
$2352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$79.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$4.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$8.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.63
$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$130
$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$26.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$60.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$762
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10635
$6117

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$2015
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1062
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1218
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1340
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$965
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1059
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$778
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$917
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1543
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2356
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$494
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$454
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$457
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1455
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$497
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$471
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1173
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$505
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1628
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$485
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1437
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$459
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$703
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$469
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$522
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$509
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$797
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$694
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861

Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$930
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$949
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$950
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$964
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$946
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$942
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$949
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$960
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$930
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$932
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$932
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$954
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$946
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$986
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$936
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$946
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$946
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$986
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$941
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$970
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$982
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$938
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$975
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$964
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$949
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$982
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1010
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1063
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$987
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1026
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$950
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$958
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$948
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1042
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$988
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$996
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$991
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$929
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1010