Doha vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Doha	Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2014	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4398	$5426
🏠 One person rent	$1360	$1306
🏘️ Family rent	$2333	$2248
🍽️ Food expenses	$406	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2972	$4183
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	41	81
😀 Quality of life	84	91
🏙️ Population	1.19M	919K

The cost of living in Doha is 9% less expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 1994th and 1451st ($2014 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1204th in Qatar and the United States, respectively. Check Qatar vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Doha compared to 1.9 months in Fort Worth. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Fort Worth ranked 40th in the United States, while ranked 537th and 163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Fort Worth

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	Doha	Fort Worth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.75	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.5	$57.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11	$5.51
☕ Cappuccino	$6.17	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1589	$1389
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1123	$1024
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2901	$2352
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1972	$1874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.8	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.8	$78.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.02%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4680	$2560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3108	$1869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.57	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.08	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$5.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$4.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$3.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.56	$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.07	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$5.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.84	$4.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$136	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$97.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.54	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.9	$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$769	$1828
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11285	$25647

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Cities near Doha

Distance	City	Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi	Al Khor	$1923
135 km or 84 mi	Riffa	$1109
138 km or 86 mi	Isa Town	$1192
139 km or 87 mi	Manama	$1309
175 km or 109 mi	Dhahran	$931
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
191 km or 119 mi	Dammam	$1037
236 km or 147 mi	Qatif	$823
265 km or 165 mi	Jubail	$928
282 km or 175 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
300 km or 187 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2420
388 km or 241 mi	Sharjah	$1473
397 km or 247 mi	Ajman	$2183
405 km or 252 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
409 km or 254 mi	Jahrom	$545
414 km or 257 mi	Bushehr	$465
442 km or 275 mi	Borazjan	$489
442 km or 275 mi	Al Ain	$1457
455 km or 283 mi	Fasa	$541
466 km or 289 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
480 km or 298 mi	Kazerun	$523
483 km or 300 mi	Fujairah	$1214
489 km or 304 mi	Shiraz	$565
491 km or 305 mi	Riyadh	$1632
515 km or 320 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
516 km or 320 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
524 km or 325 mi	Marvdasht	$547
573 km or 356 mi	Kuwait City	$1461
597 km or 371 mi	Yasuj	$487
601 km or 374 mi	Al-Faw	$707
602 km or 374 mi	Behbahan	$492
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$545
628 km or 390 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
635 km or 394 mi	Umm Qasr	$711
644 km or 400 mi	Abadan	$556
659 km or 409 mi	Khorramshahr	$551
663 km or 412 mi	Nizwa	$796
679 km or 422 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
683 km or 424 mi	Basra	$861

Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2145
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2152
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2155
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2128
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2127
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1907
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2126
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2105
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2124
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2175
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2114
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2129
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2302
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2076
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$2114
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2142
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2198
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2138
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2076
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2193
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2177
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2193
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2188
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2461
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2177
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2258
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$1979
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2212
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2233
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2225
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2246
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2127
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2393
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2208