Doha vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Doha Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2014
$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4398
$5394
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$1281
🏘️ Family rent
$2333
$2031
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$603
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2972
$4606
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
41
100
😀 Quality of life
84
95
🏙️ Population
1.19M
2.3M

The cost of living in Doha is 11% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 1994th and 1354th ($2014 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1137th in Qatar and the United States, respectively. Check Qatar vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Doha compared to 2 months in Houston. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Houston ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 537th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Doha vs Houston

Prices for goods and services in Doha and Houston are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Doha Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.75
$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$73.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.09
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11
$6.31
☕ Cappuccino
$6.17
$5.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1123
$1003
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2901
$2380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1972
$1609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86.8
$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.02%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4680
$2542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3108
$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$3.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$3.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.56
$9.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.07
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.84
$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$136
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$149
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.54
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.9
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$1729
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11285
$22380

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Houston

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2228
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2150
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2094
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2260
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2071
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2112
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2136
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2297
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2386
41 km or 25 mi League
$2102
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2072
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2114
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2738
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2048
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1836
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1897
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2112
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2022
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1605
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1913
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$2000
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1900
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1887
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2226
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1971
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1904
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1510
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2115
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2444
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2027
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2153
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2237
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2125
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2229
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2171
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2200
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2187
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2285
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2059
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2221