Barcelona vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$1872
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$4426
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$1210
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$2321
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$3462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
98
45
😀 Quality of life
88
79
🏙️ Population
1.64M
1.19M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 5% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 2423rd and 2137th ($1773 vs $1872) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Spain and Qatar, respectively. Check Spain vs Qatar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.8 months in Doha. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 193rd and 501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Doha

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Barcelona Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$7.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$12.2
 Cappuccino
$2.96
$5.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$1462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$915
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$2886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$1882
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$94.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
5.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$5109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$4264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$19.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$7.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$6.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$48.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$11.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$754
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$10518

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

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