Austin vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austin Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2473
$1810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5974
$4093
🏠 One person rent
$1613
$1170
🏘️ Family rent
$3016
$2067
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5652
$3747
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
66
45
😀 Quality of life
91
80
🏙️ Population
962K
1.19M

The cost of living in Austin is 37% more expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 812th and 2461st ($2473 vs $1810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 724th and 1st in the United States and Qatar, respectively. Check the United States vs Qatar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Austin compared to 2.1 months in Doha. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 116th and 501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Austin Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$9.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.91
$7.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.3
$12.5
☕ Cappuccino
$5.5
$5.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1954
$1374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1307
$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4136
$2598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2445
$1675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$88.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.63%
5.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4709
$4584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2939
$3277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.6
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.29
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.87
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$3.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.91
$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.98
$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.8
$112
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$145
$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.1
$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1453
$798
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21741
$11230

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Pflugerville
$2211
25 km or 15 mi Round Rock
$2145
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Park
$2232
31 km or 20 mi Leander
$2250
37 km or 23 mi Kyle
$2223
39 km or 24 mi Georgetown
$2194
51 km or 32 mi San Marcos
$2226
76 km or 47 mi New Braunfels
$2156
84 km or 52 mi Seguin
$2177
86 km or 53 mi Harker Heights
$2075
90 km or 56 mi Killeen
$2006
93 km or 58 mi Copperas Cove
$2097
95 km or 59 mi Cibolo
$2172
96 km or 60 mi Schertz
$2155
96 km or 60 mi Temple
$2186
122 km or 76 mi San Antonio
$2194
137 km or 85 mi Bryan
$1890
138 km or 86 mi Kerrville
$2071
140 km or 87 mi College Station
$1764
150 km or 93 mi Waco
$2223
180 km or 112 mi Victoria
$2231
204 km or 126 mi Rosenberg
$2151
214 km or 133 mi Huntsville
$2129
215 km or 133 mi The Woodlands
$2692
218 km or 136 mi Stephenville
$2137
218 km or 136 mi Conroe
$1798
219 km or 136 mi Sugar Land
$2164
226 km or 140 mi Missouri
$2143
227 km or 141 mi Spring
$2093
230 km or 143 mi Cleburne
$2145
233 km or 145 mi Corsicana
$2156
234 km or 145 mi Houston
$2248
248 km or 154 mi Waxahachie
$2173
249 km or 155 mi Pearland
$2080
252 km or 156 mi Burleson
$2158
252 km or 157 mi Midlothian
$2189
256 km or 159 mi Pasadena
$2101
258 km or 160 mi Alvin
$2003
260 km or 161 mi Friendswood
$2035
260 km or 161 mi Mansfield
$2299

Cities near Doha

Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1719
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1218
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1226
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1267
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$870
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$989
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$878
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1503
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2084
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$561
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$548
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$541
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1050
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$556
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$537
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1232
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$558
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1586
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$546
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1457
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$489
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$713
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$507
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$716
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$557
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$552
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$786
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$705
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$879