Doha vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1779
$2379
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4033
$5357
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$1601
🏘️ Family rent
$2017
$2918
🍽️ Food expenses
$408
$453
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3416
$3975
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
45
65
😀 Quality of life
80
87
🏙️ Population
1.19M
3.33M

The cost of living in Doha is 25% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 2449th and 989th ($1779 vs $2379) 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 1.9 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 562nd and 288th 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
$9.28
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.4
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$9.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12
$12.6
☕ Cappuccino
$5.25
$6.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1393
$1909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$1243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2490
$3782
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1664
$2332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.8
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.3
$91.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.84%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4779
$6638
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3550
$3507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.3
$86.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.87
$3.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$9.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.25
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.85
$2.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.7
$77.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$770
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11200
$13241

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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

Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1494
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2240
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1239
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1844
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$967
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$780
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1779
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1090
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1709
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$547
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$548
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$518
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$514
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1280
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1223
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1243
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$515
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$1068
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$585
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1056
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$589
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$897
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$563
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$507
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$605
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$464
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$901
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$546
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$529
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$829
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$573
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$536