Doha vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1872
$1063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4426
$3283
🏠 One person rent
$1210
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$2321
$1287
🍽️ Food expenses
$409
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3462
$1764
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
45
99
😀 Quality of life
79
79
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.33M

The cost of living in Doha is 76% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 2137th and 4896th ($1872 vs $1063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 145th 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 1.7 months in Saitama. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Saitama ranked 35th in Japan, while ranked 501st and 484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Saitama

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Doha Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.62
$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.41
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.2
$4.97
 Cappuccino
$5.62
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1462
$361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2886
$1192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1882
$973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5109
$4560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$3226
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$3.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$7.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$4.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.35
$5.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$8.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.8
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$52
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$754
$443
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10518
$13860

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Cities near Doha

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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$988
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1009
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1041
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1031
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1052
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1053
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1036
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1063
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1133
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1069
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1035
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1071
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1043
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1066
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1058
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1192
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1057
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1036
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1030
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1067
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1039