Doha vs Giza - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Giza
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1849
$410
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4110
$1005
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$157
🏘️ Family rent
$2063
$259
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$29.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$140
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
44
83
😀 Quality of life
82
58
🏙️ Population
1.19M
5.6M

The cost of living in Doha is 351% more expensive than in Giza. Cities ranked 2509th and 8955th ($1849 vs $410) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Qatar and Egypt, respectively. Check Qatar vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Doha compared to 0.3 months in Giza. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Giza ranked 2nd in Egypt, while ranked 608th and 6081st among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Giza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$4.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$14.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1391
$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$974
$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2548
$335
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1715
$190
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$12
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$18.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$84.5
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
23.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5456
$858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3618
$1319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$2.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$3.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$2.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$8.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$4.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.26
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$1.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$1.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$118
$17.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$2.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$825
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11426
$2777

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1770
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1201
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1230
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1237
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$908
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1008
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$873
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$930
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1419
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2521
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$530
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$453
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$477
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1449
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$529
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$503
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1228
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$553
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1627
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$530
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1454
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$463
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$730
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$483
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$726
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$549
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$542
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$792
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$719
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$889

Cities near Giza

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Cairo
$473
14 km or 8.4 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
22 km or 14 mi Helwan
$395
50 km or 31 mi Benha
$336
63 km or 39 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
68 km or 42 mi Zagazig
$345
87 km or 54 mi Faiyum
$334
88 km or 55 mi Tanta
$287
106 km or 66 mi Beni Suef
$288
106 km or 66 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
117 km or 73 mi Mansoura
$326
120 km or 74 mi Ismailia
$295
128 km or 79 mi Suez
$276
136 km or 84 mi Damanhur
$274
163 km or 101 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
167 km or 104 mi Damietta
$331
172 km or 107 mi Port Said
$306
181 km or 113 mi Alexandria
$384
219 km or 136 mi Minya
$348
314 km or 195 mi Asyut
$271
352 km or 219 mi Gaza
$695
355 km or 221 mi Ofakim
$1867
358 km or 223 mi Netivot
$1951
361 km or 225 mi Dahab
$517
365 km or 227 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 227 mi Sderot
$1957
370 km or 230 mi Ashkelon
$1850
370 km or 230 mi Aqaba
$782
370 km or 230 mi Beersheba
$1645
372 km or 231 mi Rahat
$1879
378 km or 235 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
384 km or 238 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
384 km or 238 mi Ashdod
$1993
384 km or 239 mi Dimona
$1910
386 km or 240 mi Sohag
$398
388 km or 241 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
395 km or 246 mi Yavne
$2064
398 km or 247 mi Hurghada
$346
401 km or 249 mi Dura
$1021