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Tokyo vs. Doha Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 22.3% more expensive than Doha.

Restaurants: pay 45.8% more in Tokyo
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Tokyo
Transportation: pay 77.6% more in Tokyo
Housing: pay 14.1% less in Tokyo
Childcare: pay 2.6% less in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.2% less in Tokyo
Clothing: pay 19.5% less in Tokyo

The cost of groceries, transportation, and restaurants in Tokyo are more expensive than in Doha. Expenses including entertainment and sports, clothing, housing, and childcare are lower in Tokyo. Notably, groceries and transportation are significantly more expensive in Tokyo.

Tokyo vs. Doha Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tokyo instead of Doha, you would:

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pay 45.8% more for restaurants

	Doha	Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.24 QAR29.97	$8.02 ¥1,249	-2.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 QAR25.98	$5.01 ¥781	-29.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 QAR3.19	$1.16 ¥181	+32.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 QAR1.08	$0.84 ¥131	+183.1%
Average			+45.8%

Doha vs. Tokyo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Doha	Tokyo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 QAR5.52	$1.55 ¥242	+2.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 QAR20.27	$7.21 ¥1,123	+29.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.92 QAR28.80	$5.71 ¥890	-27.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.51 QAR9.14	$2.33 ¥363	-7.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.51 QAR12.76	$3.52 ¥548	+0.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.95 QAR3.44	$2.38 ¥370	+151.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 QAR2.63	$1.18 ¥184	+62.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 QAR2.67	$2.48 ¥386	+238.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 QAR2.35	$2.64 ¥411	+309.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 QAR1.78	$1.43 ¥222	+192.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 QAR1.83	$1.48 ¥231	+194.1%
Average			+104.1%

Doha vs. Tokyo - Cost of groceries

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pay 77.6% more for transportation

	Doha	Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.15 QAR7.81	$4.50 ¥701	+109.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.46 QAR99.91	$73.51 ¥11,449	+167.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,456.90 QAR99,908.95	$22,332.63 ¥3,478,419	-18.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.77 QAR71.93	$30.07 ¥4,684	+52.1%
Average			+77.6%

Doha vs. Tokyo - Cost of transportation

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pay 14.1% less for housing

	Doha	Tokyo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$87.14 QAR317.09	$33.44 ¥5,209	-61.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,630.25 QAR5,932.09	$1,071.65 ¥166,915	-34.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,149.49 QAR4,182.73	$642.24 ¥100,032	-44.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.60 QAR242.33	$122.16 ¥19,027	+83.4%
Average			-14.1%

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pay 2.6% less for childcare

	Doha	Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$836.08 QAR3,042.31	$519.69 ¥80,944	-37.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,413.33 QAR41,530.34	$15,131.74 ¥2,356,844	+32.6%
Average			-2.6%

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pay 35.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Doha	Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.98 QAR39.96	$4.01 ¥624	-63.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.15 QAR18.76	$3.43 ¥534	-33.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.45 QAR23.48	$4.01 ¥624	-37.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$121.52 QAR442.19	$68.19 ¥10,621	-43.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.36 QAR44.96	$12.70 ¥1,978	+2.8%
Average			-35.2%

Doha vs. Tokyo - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 19.5% less for clothing

	Doha	Tokyo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.08 QAR229.54	$56.84 ¥8,853	-9.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.90 QAR203.41	$40.48 ¥6,306	-27.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.01 QAR374.83	$62.67 ¥9,762	-39.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.59 QAR333.26	$90.37 ¥14,076	-1.3%
Average			-19.5%

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