Cape Town vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1386
$2100
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3160
$4575
🏠 One person rent
$775
$1424
🏘️ Family rent
$1348
$2453
🍽️ Food expenses
$359
$429
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$405
$3086
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
55
41
😀 Quality of life
58
83
🏙️ Population
3.78M
1.19M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 34% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 4336th and 1744th ($1386 vs $2100) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in South Africa and Qatar, respectively. Check South Africa vs Qatar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 1.5 months in Doha. Cape Town ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 6134th and 513th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Doha

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Cape Town Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.2
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.7
$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.19
$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$12.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.39
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$1799
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$591
$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1671
$3302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$2017
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$58.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$89.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.7
$89.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.35%
5.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2325
$4178
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1508
$2669
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.97
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.45
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.22
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$3.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$6.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.1
$130
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$63.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$272
$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6197
$10635

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$1421
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$763
371 km or 231 mi George
$877
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$968
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$1020
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$796
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$863
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$1033
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$904
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1390
882 km or 548 mi East London
$773
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$742
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$611
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$660
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$953
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$811
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$991
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$872
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$860
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$903
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$789
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$945
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$691
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$691
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$742
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$1031
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$994
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$723
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$663
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1204
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$912
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$1040
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$1104
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$938
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$998
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$893

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$2015
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1062
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1218
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1340
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$965
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1059
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$778
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$917
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1543
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2356
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$494
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$454
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$457
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1455
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$497
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$471
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1173
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$505
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1628
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$485
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1437
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$459
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$703
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$469
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$522
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$509
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$797
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$694
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861