Doha vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1810
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4093
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$1170
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$2067
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3747
$2601
😷 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 10% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 2461st and 3085th ($1810 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.6 months in Tokyo. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 501st 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
$9.21
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.68
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$3.79
 Cappuccino
$5.58
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1374
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2598
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.3
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.9
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.74%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4584
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3277
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$28.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.89
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.96
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.86
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.4
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$798
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11230
$15495

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033