Doha vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Doha	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$1212
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4575	$3187
🏠 One person rent	$1424	$551
🏘️ Family rent	$2453	$937
🍽️ Food expenses	$429	$500
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$76.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3086	$1110
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	41	25
😀 Quality of life	83	60
🏙️ Population	1.19M	235K

The cost of living in Doha is 73% more expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 1744th and 4725th ($2100 vs $1212) 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 1.5 months in Doha compared to 0.9 months in Georgetown. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 513th and 5871st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Georgetown

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	Doha	Georgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.1	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.8	$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.16	$8.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.5	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$5.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1799	$690
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1146	$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3302	$1220
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.1	$64.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.4	$99.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$89.5	$45
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.92%	6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4178	$3593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2669	$1573
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.6	$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.13	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.91	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$6.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$9.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$7.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.16	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.63	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.91	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$130	$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$6.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.8	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$7.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.1	$39.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$1019
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10635	$18825

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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 Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1236
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1236
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$890
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$914
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1908
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$793
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$772
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$744
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$1039
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1138
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1966
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$830
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1941
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1083
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1083
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$707
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$752
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1453
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$685
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$650
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$680
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$613
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$645
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$995
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1005
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$873
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$773
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$853
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1178
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865