Doha vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2100
$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4575
$4119
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$813
🏘️ Family rent
$2453
$1422
🍽️ Food expenses
$429
$448
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$307
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$2429
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
41
100
😀 Quality of life
83
96
🏙️ Population
1.19M
14.3M

The cost of living in Doha is 25% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 1744th and 3273rd ($2100 vs $1679) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Qatar and Japan, respectively. Check Qatar vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Doha compared to 1.4 months in Tokyo. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 513th and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Tokyo

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Doha Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.8
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.16
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$3.71
☕ Cappuccino
$5.59
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1799
$1130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3302
$2080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.1
$90.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.4
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.5
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.92%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4178
$10558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2669
$5002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$4.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$6.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.63
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$130
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$56.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$762
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10635
$17493

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$2015
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1062
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1218
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1340
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$965
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1059
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$778
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$917
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1543
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2356
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$494
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$454
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$457
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1455
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$497
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$471
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1173
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$505
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1628
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$485
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1437
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$459
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$703
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$469
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$522
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$509
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$797
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$694
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1131
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1133
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1144
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1073
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1074
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$985
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1128
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1086
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1087
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1075
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1064
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1004
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1358
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1080
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1105
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1055
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1101
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1037
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1033
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1038
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1009
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1107
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1094
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1006