Chicago vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2667
$1810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6807
$4093
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$1170
🏘️ Family rent
$3056
$2067
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4901
$3747
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
45
😀 Quality of life
96
80
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.19M

The cost of living in Chicago is 47% more expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 483rd and 2461st ($2667 vs $1810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th 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 2.1 months in Doha. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 20th and 501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21
$9.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.3
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$7.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.62
$12.5
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$5.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1974
$1374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3828
$2598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2594
$1675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$88.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
5.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$4584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3158
$3277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$3.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$112
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2457
$798
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19423
$11230

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2424
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2375
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2376
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2177
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2307
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2344
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2352
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2326
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2367
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2412
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2393
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2292
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2305
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2360
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2358
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2268
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2292
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2293
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2296
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2224
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1975
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2276
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2392
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2363
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2276
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2380
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2290
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2269
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2280
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2134
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2331
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2002
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2274
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2357

Cities near Doha

Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1719
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1218
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1226
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1267
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$870
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$989
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$878
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1503
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2084
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$561
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$548
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$541
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1050
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$556
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$537
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1232
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$558
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1586
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$546
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1457
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$489
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$713
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$507
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$716
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$557
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$552
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$786
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$705
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$879