Cape Town vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cape Town	Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1071	$1779
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2522	$4033
🏠 One person rent	$582	$1140
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$2017
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$408
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1532	$3416
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	56	45
😀 Quality of life	58	80
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.19M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 40% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 5016th and 2449th ($1071 vs $1779) 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 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 1.9 months in Doha. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 5491st and 562nd 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	$8.4	$9.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$52.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$5.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$677	$1393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$888
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1304	$2490
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$1664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$65.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.9	$85.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.89%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$4779
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1180	$3550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.48	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$4.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$6.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$4.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$97.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$204	$770
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4806	$11200

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1147
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$619
371 km or 231 mi	George	$743
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$840
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$699
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$763
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$915
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$814
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1332
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$766
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$567
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$621
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$852
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$748
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$827
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$780
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$792
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$665
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$664
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$923
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$691
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$628
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$837
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$862
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$953
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$809
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$813
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$740

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