Doha vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2014
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4398
$2607
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$2333
$695
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2972
$1617
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
41
54
😀 Quality of life
84
74
🏙️ Population
1.19M
791K

The cost of living in Doha is 97% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 1994th and 5487th ($2014 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 361st 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 1.6 months in Niigata. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Niigata ranked 214th in Japan, while ranked 537th and 2415th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Niigata

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Doha Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.75
$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.09
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11
$3.67
☕ Cappuccino
$6.17
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1123
$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2901
$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1972
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86.8
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.02%
1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4680
$2772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3108
$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.56
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.07
$21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.84
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$136
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.54
$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.9
$38.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$65.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11285
$16483

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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 Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$984
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$999
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1011
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1016
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1024
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1015
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1056
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1023
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1099
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1037
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1072
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1060
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1083
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1018
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$975
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1085
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1031
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$968
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1100
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$954
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1058
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$941
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1022
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$948
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$958
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1035
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1058
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$942
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$948
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$983
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1035
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1041
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$958
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$969
134 km or 84 mi Date
$926
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1045
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1032