Doha vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1810
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4093
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$1170
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$2067
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3747
$2543
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
45
73
😀 Quality of life
80
92
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.06M

The cost of living in Doha is 63% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 2461st and 4890th ($1810 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 142nd 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 2.3 months in Sendai. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 501st and 91st 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
$9.21
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.68
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$3.51
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1374
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2598
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.3
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.9
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.74%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4584
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3277
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.89
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.96
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.86
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.4
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$798
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11230
$6369

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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 Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057