Abu Dhabi vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Abu Dhabi | Doha | |
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| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 3% more expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 1859th and 1994th ($2070 vs $2014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Qatar comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.5 months in Doha. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 447th and 537th among best cities to live in the world.
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| Abu Dhabi | Doha | |
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| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 117 km or 73 mi |  Madinat Zayed | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Dubai | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Sharjah | |
| 143 km or 89 mi | Al Ain | |
| 152 km or 94 mi | Ajman | |
| 170 km or 105 mi | Umm al-Quwain | |
| 211 km or 131 mi | Fujairah | |
| 237 km or 147 mi | Ras al-Khaimah | |
| 300 km or 187 mi |  Doha | |
| 318 km or 198 mi | Al Khor | |
| 356 km or 221 mi |  Bandar Abbas | |
| 365 km or 227 mi |  Nizwa | |
| 395 km or 246 mi | Seeb | |
| 425 km or 264 mi |  Riffa | |
| 427 km or 265 mi | Manama | |
| 428 km or 266 mi | Isa Town | |
| 439 km or 273 mi | Muscat | |
| 454 km or 282 mi | Jahrom | |
| 468 km or 291 mi |  Dhahran | |
| 481 km or 299 mi | Dammam | |
| 486 km or 302 mi | Al-Mubarraz | |
| 501 km or 311 mi | Fasa | |
| 514 km or 320 mi | Qatif | |
| 548 km or 341 mi | Jubail | |
| 568 km or 353 mi | Sirjan | |
| 575 km or 357 mi | Jiroft | |
| 599 km or 372 mi | Shiraz | |
| 610 km or 379 mi | Bushehr | |
| 617 km or 384 mi | Borazjan | |
| 620 km or 385 mi | Marvdasht | |
| 632 km or 392 mi | Kazerun | |
| 637 km or 396 mi | Chabahar | |
| 649 km or 404 mi | Bam | |
| 678 km or 421 mi | Rafsanjan | |
| 698 km or 434 mi | Kerman | |
| 701 km or 435 mi | Iranshahr | |
| 741 km or 460 mi | Yasuj | |
| 775 km or 481 mi | Riyadh | |
| 790 km or 491 mi |  Al Wafrah | |
| 792 km or 492 mi | Behbahan |
Cities near Doha
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 43 km or 27 mi | Al Khor | |
| 135 km or 84 mi | Riffa | |
| 138 km or 86 mi | Isa Town | |
| 139 km or 87 mi | Manama | |
| 175 km or 109 mi | Dhahran | |
| 188 km or 117 mi | Al-Mubarraz | |
| 191 km or 119 mi | Dammam | |
| 236 km or 147 mi | Qatif | |
| 265 km or 165 mi | Jubail | |
| 282 km or 175 mi | Madinat Zayed | |
| 300 km or 187 mi | Abu Dhabi | |
| 380 km or 236 mi | Dubai | |
| 388 km or 241 mi | Sharjah | |
| 397 km or 247 mi | Ajman | |
| 405 km or 252 mi | Umm al-Quwain | |
| 409 km or 254 mi | Jahrom | |
| 414 km or 257 mi | Bushehr | |
| 442 km or 275 mi | Borazjan | |
| 442 km or 275 mi | Al Ain | |
| 455 km or 283 mi | Fasa | |
| 466 km or 289 mi | Ras al-Khaimah | |
| 480 km or 298 mi | Kazerun | |
| 483 km or 300 mi | Fujairah | |
| 489 km or 304 mi | Shiraz | |
| 491 km or 305 mi | Riyadh | |
| 515 km or 320 mi | Al Wafrah | |
| 516 km or 320 mi | Bandar Abbas | |
| 524 km or 325 mi | Marvdasht | |
| 573 km or 356 mi | Kuwait City | |
| 597 km or 371 mi | Yasuj | |
| 601 km or 374 mi |  Al-Faw | |
| 602 km or 374 mi | Behbahan | |
| 617 km or 383 mi | Sirjan | |
| 628 km or 390 mi | Bandar-e Mahshahr | |
| 635 km or 394 mi | Umm Qasr | |
| 644 km or 400 mi | Abadan | |
| 659 km or 409 mi | Khorramshahr | |
| 663 km or 412 mi | Nizwa | |
| 679 km or 422 mi | Az Zubayr | |
| 683 km or 424 mi | Basra |