Doha vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Doha Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1872
$1173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4426
$2837
🏠 One person rent
$1210
$526
🏘️ Family rent
$2321
$901
🍽️ Food expenses
$409
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3462
$1651
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
45
73
😀 Quality of life
79
89
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.96M

The cost of living in Doha is 60% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 2137th and 4509th ($1872 vs $1173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th 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 1.4 months in Sapporo. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Sapporo ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 501st and 170th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Doha vs Sapporo infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Doha vs Sapporo

Prices for goods and services in Doha and Sapporo are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Doha Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.62
$9.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.41
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.2
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$5.62
$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1462
$433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2886
$714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1882
$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$41.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5109
$2557
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$1835
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$8.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.35
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.8
$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$754
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10518
$10328

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1050
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1048
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1050
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1046
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1043
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1033
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1003
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1056
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$958
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1058
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1062
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1069
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$953
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$929
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$959
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$943
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1034
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1086
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1086
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$986
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$999
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1125
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$994
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$947
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1090
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$955
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$992
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$967
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1164
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$973
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$972
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1093
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1085
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1085
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1090
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1081
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1111
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1106
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1117