Dallas vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dallas	Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2471	$1779
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5897	$4033
🏠 One person rent	$1504	$1140
🏘️ Family rent	$2718	$2017
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$408
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4999	$3416
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	91	45
😀 Quality of life	90	80
🏙️ Population	1.3M	1.19M

The cost of living in Dallas is 39% more expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 837th and 2449th ($2471 vs $1779) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 773rd 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 2 months in Dallas compared to 1.9 months in Doha. Dallas ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 130th and 562nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs Doha

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	Dallas	Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$9.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.3	$52.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$12
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$5.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1475	$1393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1254	$888
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3000	$2490
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2294	$1664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$65.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.1	$85.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$4779
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2244	$3550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.5	$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.5	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$4.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.74	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.72	$4.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.6	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.7	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.3	$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.8	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$97.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1145	$770
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26393	$11200

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2214
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$1808
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2149
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2079
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2158
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2176
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2164
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2023
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2242
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2184
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2095
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2081
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2213
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2294
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1883
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2538
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2012
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2086
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2190
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2105
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2093
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2258
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2089
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2305
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2224
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2526
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2253
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2395
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2126
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2079
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2143
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2246

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