Doha vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Doha	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1849	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4110	$5689
🏠 One person rent	$1204	$1439
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$2480
🍽️ Food expenses	$412	$674
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3003	$3017
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	44	78
😀 Quality of life	82	87
🏙️ Population	1.19M	936K

The cost of living in Doha is 24% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 2509th and 950th ($1849 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Qatar and Israel, respectively. Check Qatar vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Doha compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 608th and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Jerusalem

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	Doha	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$24.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.7	$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.4	$18.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.3	$9.82
☕ Cappuccino	$5.46	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1391	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$974	$1189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2548	$2738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1715	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.9	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.7	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84.5	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5456	$14293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3618	$9538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.56	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$2.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.85	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.82	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.26	$3.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.94	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.09	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$118	$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$99.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$825	$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11426	$23696

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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 Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850