Baltimore vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baltimore	Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2287	$1779
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5428	$4033
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$1140
🏘️ Family rent	$2370	$2017
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$408
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4207	$3416
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	97	45
😀 Quality of life	90	80
🏙️ Population	586K	1.19M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 29% more expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 1182nd and 2449th ($2287 vs $1779) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th 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 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 1.9 months in Doha. Baltimore ranked 24th best city to live in the United States vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 131st and 562nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Doha

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	Baltimore	Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$9.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$52.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.37	$12
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$5.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$1393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$888
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2801	$2490
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$1664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$65.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$85.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2120	$4779
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1975	$3550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.58	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$4.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$6.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$4.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$97.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1264	$770
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22681	$11200

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2500
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2760
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2909
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2961
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2566
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2548
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2596
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2777
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3149
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2893
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2791
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2856
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2210
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2389
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2617
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2309
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2498
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2513
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1979
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2786
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2696
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2197
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2085
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3174
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2033
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2539
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2250
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2640
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2149

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