Detroit vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1979
$1872
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4857
$4426
🏠 One person rent
$1158
$1210
🏘️ Family rent
$2113
$2321
🍽️ Food expenses
$587
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4187
$3462
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
77
45
😀 Quality of life
89
79
🏙️ Population
639K
1.19M

The cost of living in Detroit is 6% more expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 1843rd and 2137th ($1979 vs $1872) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1594th 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 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 1.8 months in Doha. Detroit ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 172nd and 501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Detroit Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.4
$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$7.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$12.2
☕ Cappuccino
$4.84
$5.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.1
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$1462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$915
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2954
$2886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1523
$1882
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$94.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$235
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.1
$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
5.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1060
$5109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$975
$4264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.98
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$7.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.62
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9
$6.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.58
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$48.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$11.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.8
$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1283
$754
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16868
$10518

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1935
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1882
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1848
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1847
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1906
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1749
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1887
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1881
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1828
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1932
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1841
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1905
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1912
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1893
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$1718
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1954
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1900
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1877
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1935
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1813
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1904
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1939
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1934
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1753
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1903
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$1899
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$1748
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1898
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2298
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1921
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1928
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1632
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2104
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1856
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1704
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1529
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1890
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1614

Cities near Doha

Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1810
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1285
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1327
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1375
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$959
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1005
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$868
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$910
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1612
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$1841
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$798
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$646
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$621
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1132
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$890
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$606
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1191
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$606
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1642
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$604
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1424
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$561
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$710
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$541
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$543
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$540
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$787
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$875