Doha vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2100
$2470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4575
$5467
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$1665
🏘️ Family rent
$2453
$2923
🍽️ Food expenses
$429
$473
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$4153
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
41
66
😀 Quality of life
83
90
🏙️ Population
1.19M
3.94M

The cost of living in Doha is 15% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 1744th and 947th ($2100 vs $2470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Qatar vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Doha compared to 1.7 months in Dubai. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 513th and 184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Dubai

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Doha Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.8
$68.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.16
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$5.59
$6.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1799
$2083
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$1266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3302
$3820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$2306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.1
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.4
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.5
$92.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.92%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4178
$7283
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2669
$4305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$9.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$2.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.63
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$3.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$130
$82.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$75.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$762
$870
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10635
$17401

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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

Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1543
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2356
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1173
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1455
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1082
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$797
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2100
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1193
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$2015
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$494
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$497
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$526
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$521
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1340
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1062
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1218
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$514
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$965
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$530
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1059
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$505
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$778
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$485
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$558
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$559
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$700
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$917
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$457
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$459
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$717
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$517
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$469