Doha vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1779
$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4033
$4239
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$2017
$1714
🍽️ Food expenses
$408
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$282
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3416
$2474
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
45
100
😀 Quality of life
80
99
🏙️ Population
1.19M
14.3M

The cost of living in Doha is 11% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 2449th and 3019th ($1779 vs $1607) 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 1.9 months in Doha compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 562nd and 3rd 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
$9.28
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.4
$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$5.25
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1393
$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2490
$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1664
$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.8
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.3
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.84%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4779
$10251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3550
$5162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.3
$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.87
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.25
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.85
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.7
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$770
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11200
$15235

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1709
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1223
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1243
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1280
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$1068
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1056
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$897
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$901
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2379
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1494
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2240
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$547
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$551
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$546
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1844
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$548
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$557
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1239
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$589
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1637
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$563
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1393
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$529
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$736
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$536
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$514
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$740
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$547
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$544
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$780
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$723
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$904

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1136
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1124
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1150
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1098
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1089
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$1041
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1138
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1088
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$1033
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1107
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1111
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1103
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1105
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1249
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1099
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1122
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1196
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1124
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1088
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1045
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1164
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1071
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1089
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1065
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1164
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1109
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1103
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1101