Doha vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1872
$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4426
$2899
🏠 One person rent
$1210
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$2321
$938
🍽️ Food expenses
$409
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3462
$1539
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
45
52
😀 Quality of life
79
68
🏙️ Population
1.19M
791K

The cost of living in Doha is 77% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 2137th and 4949th ($1872 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 172nd 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 1.5 months in Niigata. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Niigata ranked 599th in Japan, while ranked 501st and 3500th among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.62
$5.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$41.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.41
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.2
$2.82
 Cappuccino
$5.62
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1462
$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2886
$845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1882
$653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5109
$2812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$2341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$24.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.35
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$21.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.8
$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$754
$83.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10518
$15169

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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 Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$988
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$991
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1002
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1004
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1009
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1005
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$997
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1018
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$999
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1071
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1013
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1049
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1060
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$965
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1072
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$977
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$966
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1086
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$956
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1050
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$939
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1006
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$957
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$952
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1032
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$943
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$988
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$944
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$939
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1013
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1015
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$957
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$961
134 km or 84 mi Date
$958
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$986
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$942