Doha vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Doha	Fortaleza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1779	$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4033	$1679
🏠 One person rent	$1140	$328
🏘️ Family rent	$2017	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$408	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3416	$247
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	45	42
😀 Quality of life	80	56
🏙️ Population	1.19M	2.43M

The cost of living in Doha is 139% more expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 2449th and 6696th ($1779 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Qatar and Brazil, respectively. Check Qatar vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Doha compared to 0.3 months in Fortaleza. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Fortaleza ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 562nd and 5747th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Fortaleza

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	Doha	Fortaleza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.28	$4.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.4	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1393	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$888	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2490	$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1664	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$68.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.3	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.84%	11.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4779	$1280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3550	$708
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.3	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.57	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.87	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$6.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.11	$6.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.92	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.7	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.1	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$770	$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11200	$2060

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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 Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$685
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$595
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$488
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$603
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$597
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$604
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$557
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$558
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$550
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$564
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$568
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$563
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$561
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$561
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$589
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$569
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$545
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$563
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$534
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$538
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$538
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$557
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$537
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$591
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$547
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$546
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$551
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$503
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$563
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$572
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$543
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$572
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$567
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$446
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$600
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$588