Boston vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3467
$1810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7682
$4093
🏠 One person rent
$2394
$1170
🏘️ Family rent
$3923
$2067
🍽️ Food expenses
$726
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5787
$3747
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
45
😀 Quality of life
92
80
🏙️ Population
676K
1.19M

The cost of living in Boston is 92% more expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 32nd and 2461st ($3467 vs $1810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th 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 1.7 months in Boston compared to 2.1 months in Doha. Boston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 89th and 501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Doha

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Boston Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.3
$9.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.5
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$7.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.4
$12.5
 Cappuccino
$5.78
$5.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2739
$1374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2042
$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4881
$2598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3321
$1675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$88.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
5.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11569
$4584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6730
$3277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.4
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$16.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.86
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$3.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.76
$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$112
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$164
$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2437
$798
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25118
$11230

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3756
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3040
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2916
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3093
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2932
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3008
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2349
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2951
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2913
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2826
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2938
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2755
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2790
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2897
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2778
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2817
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3172
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2735
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2869
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2797
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2746
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2846
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2925
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2920
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2773
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2869
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2443
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2798
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2804
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2878
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2848
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3005
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2607
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2853
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2815
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2961
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2803

Cities near Doha

Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1719
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1218
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1226
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1267
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$870
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$989
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$878
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1503
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2084
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$561
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$548
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$541
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1050
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$556
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$537
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1232
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$558
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1586
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$546
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1457
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$489
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$713
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$507
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$716
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$557
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$552
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$786
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$705
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$879