Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 54.6% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Japan, you would:
pay 8.5% less for restaurants
Japan
|
Qatar
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,026
|
$6.25
QAR22.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥765
|
$7.28
QAR26.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥158
|
$0.80
QAR2.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥124
|
$0.35
QAR1.26
|
|
pay 18.8% less for groceries
Japan
|
Qatar
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥219
|
$1.52
QAR5.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥863
|
$4.73
QAR17.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥800
|
$7.41
QAR26.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥309
|
$2.63
QAR9.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥402
|
$3.92
QAR14.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥300
|
$0.87
QAR3.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥172
|
$0.70
QAR2.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥275
|
$0.72
QAR2.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥281
|
$0.55
QAR2.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥173
|
$0.44
QAR1.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥140
|
$0.47
QAR1.70
|
|
pay 30.0% less for transportation
Japan
|
Qatar
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥650
|
$2.16
QAR7.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥9,438
|
$39.83
QAR144.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,337,667
|
$20,428.50
QAR74,112.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,804
|
$16.48
QAR59.79
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Japan
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥5,209
|
$82.86
QAR300.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥74,802
|
$1,517.28
QAR5,504.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥50,077
|
$1,158.10
QAR4,201.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥16,658
|
$67.03
QAR243.16
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Japan
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥37,454
|
$747.12
QAR2,710.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,682,214
|
$10,930.81
QAR39,656.09
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Qatar
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥405
|
$12.36
QAR44.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥427
|
$5.74
QAR20.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥602
|
$6.52
QAR23.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥8,644
|
$132.12
QAR479.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,801
|
$11.67
QAR42.35
|
|
pay 48.7% more for clothing
Japan
|
Qatar
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥6,017
|
$60.02
QAR217.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥4,041
|
$43.52
QAR157.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥8,249
|
$89.36
QAR324.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥13,307
|
$88.32
QAR320.41
|
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