Doha vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1810
$1212
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4093
$3074
🏠 One person rent
$1170
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$2067
$1065
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3747
$2247
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
45
97
😀 Quality of life
80
96
🏙️ Population
1.19M
2.75M

The cost of living in Doha is 49% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 2461st and 4566th ($1810 vs $1212) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 45th in Qatar and Japan, respectively. Check Qatar vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Doha compared to 1.9 months in Osaka. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 501st and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Osaka

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Doha Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.21
$7.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.68
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$3.7
 Cappuccino
$5.58
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1374
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2598
$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.3
$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.9
$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.74%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4584
$3644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3277
$2897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$29.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.89
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.96
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.86
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$64.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.4
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$64.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$798
$70.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11230
$5653

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1719
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1218
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1226
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1267
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$870
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$989
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$878
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1503
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2084
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$561
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$548
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$541
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1050
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$556
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$537
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1232
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$558
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1586
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$546
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1457
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$489
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$713
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$507
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$716
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$557
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$552
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$786
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$705
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$879

Cities near Osaka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1140
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1362
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1117
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1132
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1169
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$1077
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1094
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$1086
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1073
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$1071
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1125
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1174
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1162
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$1052
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$1068
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$1062
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$1056
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1096
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$1065
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$1021
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1120
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$1063
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$1067
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$1113
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$1030
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$1068
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$1034
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$1014
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$1062
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$1037
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$1043
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$1068
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$1016