Barcelona vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$2014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$4398
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$1360
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$2333
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$2972
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
98
41
😀 Quality of life
90
84
🏙️ Population
1.73M
1.19M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 5% more expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 1722nd and 1994th ($2116 vs $2014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.5 months in Doha. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 205th and 537th 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
$17.8
$8.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$6.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$1589
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$1123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$1972
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$87.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$86.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$4680
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$3108
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$32.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$3.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$6.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$2.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$136
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$9.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$63.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$769
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$11285

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

Cities near Doha

Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1923
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1109
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1192
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1309
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$931
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1037
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$823
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1473
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2183
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$545
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$465
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$489
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1457
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$541
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$523
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1214
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$565
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1632
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$547
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1461
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$487
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$707
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$492
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$711
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$556
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$551
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$796
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861