Cape Town vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1231
$1849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2814
$4110
🏠 One person rent
$681
$1204
🏘️ Family rent
$1180
$2063
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$3003
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
56
44
😀 Quality of life
55
82
🏙️ Population
3.78M
1.19M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 33% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 4637th and 2509th ($1231 vs $1849) 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 1.6 months in Doha. Cape Town ranked 5th best city to live in South Africa vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 6312th and 608th 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
$11.5
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.4
$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.16
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$12.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.15
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$761
$1391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$513
$974
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1355
$2548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$937
$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75
$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$84.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.58%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1957
$5456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1290
$3618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.5
$30.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.62
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$7.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.78
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$4.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.18
$5.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$6.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.66
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.86
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.1
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$825
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4978
$11426

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$1243
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$666
371 km or 231 mi George
$857
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$946
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$1005
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$746
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$814
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$988
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$861
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1304
882 km or 548 mi East London
$784
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$698
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$598
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$650
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$901
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$762
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$948
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$808
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$762
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$833
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$731
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$904
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$637
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$637
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$706
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$984
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$940
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$668
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$607
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1082
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$890
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$985
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$984
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$892
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$927
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$857

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1770
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1201
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1230
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1237
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$908
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1008
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$873
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$930
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1419
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2521
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$530
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$453
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$477
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1449
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$529
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$503
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1228
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$553
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1627
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$530
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1454
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$463
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$730
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$483
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$726
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$549
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$542
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$792
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$719
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$889