Doha vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1810
$986
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4093
$2953
🏠 One person rent
$1170
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$2067
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$442
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$77.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3747
$538
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
45
23
😀 Quality of life
80
47
🏙️ Population
1.19M
235K

The cost of living in Doha is 84% more expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 2461st and 5796th ($1810 vs $986) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Qatar and Guyana, respectively. Check Qatar vs Guyana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Doha compared to 0.5 months in Georgetown. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 501st and 6383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Georgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.21
$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$55
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.68
$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$2.16
 Cappuccino
$5.58
$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1374
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2598
$1327
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.3
$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$72.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.9
$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.74%
7.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4584
$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3277
$1737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$26.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$8.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.89
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.96
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.86
$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.4
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$798
$884
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11230
$23107

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1719
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1218
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1226
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1267
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$870
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$989
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$878
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1503
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2084
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$561
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$548
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$541
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1050
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$556
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$537
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1232
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$558
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1586
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$546
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1457
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$489
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$713
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$507
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$716
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$557
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$552
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$786
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$705
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$879

Cities near Georgetown

Distance City Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi Linden
$1015
93 km or 58 mi New Amsterdam
$1013
161 km or 100 mi Nieuw Nickerie
$843
347 km or 216 mi Paramaribo
$869
479 km or 298 mi Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
$1310
487 km or 302 mi Upata
$785
496 km or 308 mi Tucupita
$770
521 km or 324 mi Boa Vista
$586
524 km or 326 mi Ciudad Guayana
$892
532 km or 331 mi San Fernando
$964
547 km or 340 mi Chaguanas
$1070
561 km or 349 mi San Juan
$1164
565 km or 351 mi Scarborough
$1101
567 km or 353 mi Port of Spain
$1168
612 km or 380 mi Ciudad Bolivar
$870
637 km or 396 mi Kourou
$1698
643 km or 399 mi Maturin
$871
677 km or 421 mi Cayenne
$1642
704 km or 438 mi St. George's
$1065
704 km or 438 mi Grenville
$1061
706 km or 438 mi Carupano
$719
711 km or 442 mi El Tigre
$731
720 km or 447 mi Bridgetown
$1360
730 km or 454 mi Holetown
$1390
737 km or 458 mi Cantaura
$662
753 km or 468 mi Anaco
$627
775 km or 482 mi Cumana
$691
778 km or 483 mi Porlamar
$684
783 km or 487 mi La Asuncion
$692
785 km or 488 mi Kingstown
$981
792 km or 492 mi Georgetown
$1004
805 km or 500 mi Puerto la Cruz
$771
808 km or 502 mi Barcelona
$704
812 km or 504 mi Lecheria
$821
830 km or 516 mi Vieux Fort
$1196
837 km or 520 mi Zaraza
$783
861 km or 535 mi Castries
$1159
905 km or 562 mi Valle de la Pascua
$752
926 km or 575 mi Fort-de-France
$1665
966 km or 600 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$787