Doha vs Hyderabad, India - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Doha	Hyderabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1849	$470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4110	$1151
🏠 One person rent	$1204	$170
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$294
🍽️ Food expenses	$412	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3003	$290
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	44	64
😀 Quality of life	82	64
🏙️ Population	1.19M	9.31M

The cost of living in Doha is 293% more expensive than in Hyderabad, India. Cities ranked 2509th and 8810th ($1849 vs $470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Qatar and India, respectively. Check Qatar vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Doha compared to 0.6 months in Hyderabad, India. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Hyderabad, India ranked 7th in India, while ranked 608th and 5455th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Hyderabad, India

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	Doha	Hyderabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.7	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.4	$5.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.3	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$5.46	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1391	$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$974	$121
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2548	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1715	$221
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.9	$21.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.7	$33.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84.5	$8.06
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	9.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5456	$1440
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3618	$832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.56	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.85	$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.82	$3.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.26	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.94	$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.09	$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$118	$19.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$8.02
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$31.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$47.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$825	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11426	$2504

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Cities near Doha

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 Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$398
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$266
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$358
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$361
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$305
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$251
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$345
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$265
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$343
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$347
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$396
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$383
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$328
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$277
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$339
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$290
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$304
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$334
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$285
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$298
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$367
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$333
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$345
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$307
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$266
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$368
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$301
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$535
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$291
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$310
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$297
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$341
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$290
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$295
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$327
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$327
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$545
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$355
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$302