Doha vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1872
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4426
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$1210
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$2321
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$409
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3462
$2382
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
45
73
😀 Quality of life
79
78
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.06M

The cost of living in Doha is 82% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 2137th and 5135th ($1872 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 282nd 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 2.3 months in Sendai. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 501st and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Sendai

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Doha Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.62
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.41
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.2
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$5.62
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1462
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2886
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1882
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5109
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.35
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.8
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$754
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10518
$6030

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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 Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011