Doha vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Doha	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2014	$753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4398	$1996
🏠 One person rent	$1360	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$2333	$349
🍽️ Food expenses	$406	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2972	$364
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	41	95
😀 Quality of life	84	67
🏙️ Population	1.19M	1.32M

The cost of living in Doha is 168% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 1994th and 6972nd ($2014 vs $753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 56th in Qatar and Brazil, respectively. Check Qatar vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Doha compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Guarulhos ranked 5th in Brazil, while ranked 537th and 4893rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Guarulhos

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	Doha	Guarulhos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.75	$8.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.5	$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$7.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$6.17	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1589	$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1123	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2901	$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1972	$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.8	$56.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.8	$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.02%	11.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4680	$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3108	$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$99.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$6.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.57	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.08	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$9.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.56	$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.07	$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$4.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.84	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$136	$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$41.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.54	$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.9	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$769	$379
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11285	$9734

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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 Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1115
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$724
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$684
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$742
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$713
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$746
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$753
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$782
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$883
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$741
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$750
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$651
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$700
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$841
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$715
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$695
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$882
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$703
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$751
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$756
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$716