Cost of living comparison
Doha is 23.9% more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in Doha instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 0.1% less for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,032
|
$8.24
QAR30.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
¥806
|
$7.69
QAR28.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
¥180
|
$0.90
QAR3.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
¥120
|
$0.36
QAR1.31
|
|
pay 29.7% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
¥271
|
$1.55
QAR5.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
¥1,249
|
$5.39
QAR19.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.76
¥903
|
$8.01
QAR29.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
¥336
|
$2.68
QAR9.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
¥506
|
$3.92
QAR14.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
¥371
|
$0.87
QAR3.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
¥177
|
$0.70
QAR2.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥405
|
$0.73
QAR2.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
¥344
|
$0.56
QAR2.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
¥198
|
$0.46
QAR1.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
¥194
|
$0.51
QAR1.89
|
|
pay 26.0% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
¥672
|
$2.16
QAR7.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.63
¥7,934
|
$32.96
QAR121.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,471.04
¥3,365,103
|
$21,975.32
QAR80,687.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.31
¥3,967
|
$19.78
QAR72.62
|
|
pay 72.8% more for housing
Tokyo
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.29
¥4,904
|
$88.99
QAR326.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,013.09
¥158,780
|
$1,696.38
QAR6,228.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$584.76
¥91,648
|
$1,062.28
QAR3,900.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.60
¥20,782
|
$76.42
QAR280.58
|
|
pay 17.1% more for childcare
Tokyo
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$486.02
¥76,173
|
$767.35
QAR2,817.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,566.86
¥2,283,027
|
$11,125.00
QAR40,848.08
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.21
¥503
|
$12.36
QAR45.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
¥517
|
$5.78
QAR21.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
¥604
|
$6.59
QAR24.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.83
¥9,691
|
$124.58
QAR457.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
¥1,913
|
$12.36
QAR45.39
|
|
pay 26.2% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.04
¥8,470
|
$60.03
QAR220.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
¥5,669
|
$46.36
QAR170.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.61
¥9,656
|
$89.37
QAR328.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.69
¥12,490
|
$96.03
QAR352.58
|
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