Austin vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austin Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2590
$1872
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6302
$4426
🏠 One person rent
$1683
$1210
🏘️ Family rent
$3179
$2321
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5536
$3462
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
66
45
😀 Quality of life
90
79
🏙️ Population
962K
1.19M

The cost of living in Austin is 38% more expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 548th and 2137th ($2590 vs $1872) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 492nd 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 2.1 months in Austin compared to 1.8 months in Doha. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 126th and 501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Doha

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Austin Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.9
$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.7
$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$7.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$12.2
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$5.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$1462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1357
$915
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4238
$2886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2575
$1882
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$94.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.76%
5.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7634
$5109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2615
$4264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.8
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.99
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$7.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8
$6.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.58
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.38
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.04
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$48.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$11.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1599
$754
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21605
$10518

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Pflugerville
$2179
25 km or 15 mi Round Rock
$2095
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Park
$2191
31 km or 20 mi Leander
$2190
37 km or 23 mi Kyle
$2150
39 km or 24 mi Georgetown
$2146
51 km or 32 mi San Marcos
$2093
76 km or 47 mi New Braunfels
$2175
84 km or 52 mi Seguin
$2146
86 km or 53 mi Harker Heights
$1989
90 km or 56 mi Killeen
$1902
93 km or 58 mi Copperas Cove
$2013
95 km or 59 mi Cibolo
$2158
96 km or 60 mi Schertz
$2146
96 km or 60 mi Temple
$2066
122 km or 76 mi San Antonio
$2219
137 km or 85 mi Bryan
$1925
138 km or 86 mi Kerrville
$2186
140 km or 87 mi College Station
$1829
150 km or 93 mi Waco
$2071
180 km or 112 mi Victoria
$2220
204 km or 126 mi Rosenberg
$2136
214 km or 133 mi Huntsville
$1988
215 km or 133 mi The Woodlands
$2737
218 km or 136 mi Stephenville
$2108
218 km or 136 mi Conroe
$1801
219 km or 136 mi Sugar Land
$2148
226 km or 140 mi Missouri
$2128
227 km or 141 mi Spring
$2126
230 km or 143 mi Cleburne
$2149
233 km or 145 mi Corsicana
$2129
234 km or 145 mi Houston
$2221
248 km or 154 mi Waxahachie
$2199
249 km or 155 mi Pearland
$2118
252 km or 156 mi Burleson
$2143
252 km or 157 mi Midlothian
$2306
256 km or 159 mi Pasadena
$2141
258 km or 160 mi Alvin
$2055
260 km or 161 mi Friendswood
$2107
260 km or 161 mi Mansfield
$2338

Cities near Doha

Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1810
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1285
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1327
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1375
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$959
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1005
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$868
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$910
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1612
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$1841
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$798
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$646
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$621
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1132
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$890
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$606
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1191
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$606
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1642
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$604
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1424
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$561
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$710
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$541
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$543
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$540
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$787
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$875