Doha vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1849
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4110
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$390
🏘️ Family rent
$2063
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$1897
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
44
52
😀 Quality of life
82
72
🏙️ Population
1.19M
791K

The cost of living in Doha is 84% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 2509th and 5515th ($1849 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 404th in Qatar and Japan, respectively. Check Qatar vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Doha compared to 1.9 months in Niigata. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Niigata ranked 406th in Japan, while ranked 608th and 3269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1391
$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$974
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2548
$552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1715
$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$84.5
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5456
$2790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3618
$2422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$28.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.26
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$21.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$118
$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$825
$66.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11426
$14992

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1770
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1201
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1230
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1237
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$908
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1008
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$873
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$930
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1419
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2521
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$530
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$453
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$477
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1449
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$529
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$503
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1228
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$553
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1627
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$530
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1454
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$463
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$730
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$483
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$726
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$549
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$542
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$792
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$719
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$889

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$954
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$966
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$975
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$979
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$987
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$989
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$977
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1010
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$989
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1056
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1000
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1034
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1034
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1050
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$991
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$964
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1057
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1003
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$959
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1075
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$951
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$950
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1041
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$938
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1007
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$953
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$959
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1020
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1029
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$929
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$955
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$963
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1017
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1026
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$967
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$972
134 km or 84 mi Date
$921
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1016
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1001