Chicago vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chicago	Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2678	$1779
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6655	$4033
🏠 One person rent	$1596	$1140
🏘️ Family rent	$2946	$2017
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$408
🚐 Transport expenses	$200	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4876	$3416
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	45
😀 Quality of life	95	80
🏙️ Population	2.75M	1.19M

The cost of living in Chicago is 50% more expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 529th and 2449th ($2678 vs $1779) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd 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 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 1.9 months in Doha. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 23rd and 562nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Doha

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	Chicago	Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.9	$9.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.6	$52.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$12
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$5.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1841	$1393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1327	$888
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3729	$2490
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2474	$1664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$65.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.1	$85.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3391	$4779
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2689	$3550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.68	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$4.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$4.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.63	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.8	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.4	$97.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2114	$770
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24502	$11200

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2510
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2426
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2444
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2194
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2256
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2401
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2418
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2384
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2314
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2389
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2264
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2377
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2392
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2363
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2509
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2359
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2360
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1938
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2362
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2363
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2344
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2396
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1948
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2350
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2378
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2446
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2369
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2506
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2342
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2367
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2342
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1954
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2351
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2371

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