Austin vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austin Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2455
$1779
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5709
$4033
🏠 One person rent
$1585
$1140
🏘️ Family rent
$2741
$2017
🍽️ Food expenses
$566
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5262
$3416
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
65
45
😀 Quality of life
90
80
🏙️ Population
962K
1.19M

The cost of living in Austin is 38% more expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 858th and 2449th ($2455 vs $1779) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th 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 1.9 months in Doha. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 142nd and 562nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Austin Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$9.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.7
$52.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$12
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$5.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1949
$1393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1266
$888
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3348
$2490
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2283
$1664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$65.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.4
$85.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4187
$4779
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2882
$3550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.4
$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.98
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.96
$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.88
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$4.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.03
$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$6.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.35
$4.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.3
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.2
$97.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1385
$770
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22096
$11200

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Pflugerville
$2218
25 km or 15 mi Round Rock
$2163
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Park
$2244
31 km or 20 mi Leander
$2260
37 km or 23 mi Kyle
$2223
39 km or 24 mi Georgetown
$2192
51 km or 32 mi San Marcos
$2224
76 km or 47 mi New Braunfels
$2182
84 km or 52 mi Seguin
$2182
86 km or 53 mi Harker Heights
$2044
90 km or 56 mi Killeen
$1969
93 km or 58 mi Copperas Cove
$2066
95 km or 59 mi Cibolo
$2148
96 km or 60 mi Schertz
$2132
96 km or 60 mi Temple
$2134
122 km or 76 mi San Antonio
$2033
137 km or 85 mi Bryan
$1944
138 km or 86 mi Kerrville
$2152
140 km or 87 mi College Station
$1853
150 km or 93 mi Waco
$2230
180 km or 112 mi Victoria
$2215
204 km or 126 mi Rosenberg
$2107
214 km or 133 mi Huntsville
$2089
215 km or 133 mi The Woodlands
$2698
218 km or 136 mi Stephenville
$2133
218 km or 136 mi Conroe
$1799
219 km or 136 mi Sugar Land
$2028
226 km or 140 mi Missouri
$2087
227 km or 141 mi Spring
$2093
230 km or 143 mi Cleburne
$2155
233 km or 145 mi Corsicana
$2170
234 km or 145 mi Houston
$2265
248 km or 154 mi Waxahachie
$2190
249 km or 155 mi Pearland
$2108
252 km or 156 mi Burleson
$2159
252 km or 157 mi Midlothian
$2224
256 km or 159 mi Pasadena
$2182
258 km or 160 mi Alvin
$2056
260 km or 161 mi Friendswood
$2097
260 km or 161 mi Mansfield
$2305

Cities near Doha

Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1709
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1223
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1243
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1280
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$1068
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1056
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$897
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$901
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2379
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1494
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2240
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$547
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$551
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$546
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1844
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$548
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$557
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1239
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$589
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1637
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$563
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1393
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$529
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$736
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$536
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$514
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$740
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$547
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$544
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$780
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$723
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$904