Detroit vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2070
$2100
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5001
$4575
🏠 One person rent
$1144
$1424
🏘️ Family rent
$1987
$2453
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$429
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3437
$3086
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
77
41
😀 Quality of life
87
83
🏙️ Population
639K
1.19M

The cost of living in Detroit is 1% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 1839th and 1744th ($2070 vs $2100) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1457th 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 1.7 months in Detroit compared to 1.5 months in Doha. Detroit ranked 98th best city to live in the United States vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 319th and 513th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Doha

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Detroit Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.9
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.45
$12.5
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1370
$1799
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2423
$3302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1539
$2017
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$58.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$89.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.5
$89.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.91%
5.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1855
$4178
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1282
$2669
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.3
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.51
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$3.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$6.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.6
$130
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.7
$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$63.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1375
$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16262
$10635

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1927
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1951
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1984
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1976
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1928
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1740
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1837
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1924
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1683
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1921
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1895
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1938
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1943
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1891
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2031
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1820
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1888
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1951
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1781
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1881
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1994
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1730
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1917
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$2031
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1961
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1883
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2007
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2156
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1958
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1857
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1959
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1702
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2324
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1791
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1622
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1665
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1961
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1600

Cities near Doha

Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$2015
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1062
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1218
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1340
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$965
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1059
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$778
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$917
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1543
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2356
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$494
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$454
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$457
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1455
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$497
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$471
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1173
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$505
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1628
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$485
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1437
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$459
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$703
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$469
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$522
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$509
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$797
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$694
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861