Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 45.7% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Japan, you would:
pay 10.1% less for restaurants
|
Japan
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
¥994
|
$6.53
QAR23.88
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.94
¥763
|
$6.16
QAR22.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
¥150
|
$0.83
QAR3.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
¥113
|
$0.35
QAR1.29
|
|
pay 27.0% less for groceries
|
Japan
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
¥235
|
$1.52
QAR5.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
¥883
|
$4.13
QAR15.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥842
|
$7.43
QAR27.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
¥311
|
$2.55
QAR9.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
¥421
|
$3.61
QAR13.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
¥336
|
$0.81
QAR2.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
¥158
|
$0.64
QAR2.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.64
¥253
|
$0.61
QAR2.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.04
¥314
|
$0.54
QAR1.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥195
|
$0.39
QAR1.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
¥167
|
$0.45
QAR1.63
|
|
pay 33.7% less for transportation
|
Japan
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
¥652
|
$2.14
QAR7.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
¥8,923
|
$34.58
QAR126.43
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,042.19
¥3,401,882
|
$20,369.96
QAR74,481.56
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.42
¥3,924
|
$15.89
QAR58.08
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Japan
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.09
¥4,798
|
$83.87
QAR306.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.38
¥77,226
|
$1,691.57
QAR6,185.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.42
¥50,223
|
$1,212.04
QAR4,431.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.04
¥17,446
|
$73.87
QAR270.11
|
|
pay 81.6% more for childcare
|
Japan
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.10
¥44,464
|
$769.65
QAR2,814.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,095.30
¥1,712,394
|
$10,662.67
QAR38,987.44
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Japan
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
¥418
|
$10.96
QAR40.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
¥429
|
$4.29
QAR15.67
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
¥615
|
$6.50
QAR23.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
¥8,908
|
$132.96
QAR486.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
¥1,848
|
$11.30
QAR41.31
|
|
pay 38.6% more for clothing
|
Japan
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.54
¥6,257
|
$51.36
QAR187.79
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.82
¥4,139
|
$46.01
QAR168.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.08
¥8,346
|
$90.45
QAR330.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.66
¥12,604
|
$72.65
QAR265.66
|
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