Cost of living comparison
Doha is 19.4% more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in Doha instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 0.2% less for restaurants
|
Tokyo
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
¥1,019
|
$8.22
QAR29.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.21
¥815
|
$7.53
QAR27.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
¥175
|
$0.90
QAR3.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
¥117
|
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
|
pay 28.7% less for groceries
|
Tokyo
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
¥256
|
$1.57
QAR5.69
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.01
¥1,097
|
$5.74
QAR20.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
¥921
|
$7.99
QAR29.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
¥326
|
$2.55
QAR9.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
¥511
|
$3.84
QAR13.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
¥372
|
$0.86
QAR3.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
¥166
|
$0.71
QAR2.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.65
¥414
|
$0.67
QAR2.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
¥378
|
$0.61
QAR2.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
¥202
|
$0.43
QAR1.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥198
|
$0.56
QAR2.05
|
|
pay 31.0% less for transportation
|
Tokyo
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
¥692
|
$2.14
QAR7.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$58.62
¥9,171
|
$32.87
QAR119.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,767.76
¥3,405,457
|
$21,910.54
QAR79,555.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.88
¥4,361
|
$19.72
QAR71.60
|
|
pay 61.7% more for housing
|
Tokyo
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.86
¥4,984
|
$87.95
QAR319.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,120.28
¥175,262
|
$1,570.13
QAR5,700.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$582.98
¥91,204
|
$1,013.80
QAR3,681.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.03
¥20,969
|
$75.85
QAR275.41
|
|
pay 13.5% more for childcare
|
Tokyo
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$533.29
¥83,431
|
$797.97
QAR2,897.34
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,506.96
¥2,269,541
|
$11,234.42
QAR40,791.07
|
|
pay 86.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tokyo
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
¥509
|
$10.96
QAR39.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
¥532
|
$5.26
QAR19.09
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.91
¥611
|
$6.57
QAR23.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.16
¥10,506
|
$117.97
QAR428.35
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.38
¥1,936
|
$12.32
QAR44.75
|
|
pay 33.4% more for clothing
|
Tokyo
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.60
¥8,229
|
$61.12
QAR221.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.87
¥5,768
|
$55.31
QAR200.84
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.41
¥9,921
|
$96.92
QAR351.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
¥12,968
|
$94.98
QAR344.87
|
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