Doha vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Doha	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2014	$2224
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4398	$5181
🏠 One person rent	$1360	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$2333	$2236
🍽️ Food expenses	$406	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2972	$3821
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	41	56
😀 Quality of life	84	87
🏙️ Population	1.19M	950K

The cost of living in Doha is 9% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 1994th and 1439th ($2014 vs $2224) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1197th 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 1.7 months in Jacksonville. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Jacksonville ranked 106th in the United States, while ranked 537th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Jacksonville

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	Doha	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.75	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.5	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$6.17	$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1589	$1441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1123	$1035
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2901	$2481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1972	$1839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.8	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.8	$64.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.02%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4680	$2629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3108	$2143
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$65.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.57	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.08	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$4.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$4.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.56	$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.07	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.84	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$136	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.54	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.9	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$769	$1311
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11285	$11934

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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 Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2204
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2130
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2152
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2133
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2365
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2160
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2234
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1979
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2237
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2292
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2290
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2362
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2285
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2330
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1503
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2130
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2288
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2320
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2356
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2352
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2325
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2381
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2359
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2313
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2450
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2491
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2234
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2095
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2293
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2610
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2613
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1860