Cape Town vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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Cape TownDoha

Cost of living

$349

$907

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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

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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