Doha vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Doha	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4575	$2391
🏠 One person rent	$1424	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$2453	$598
🍽️ Food expenses	$429	$475
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3086	$1067
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	41	4
😀 Quality of life	83	54
🏙️ Population	1.19M	24.5K

The cost of living in Doha is 111% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 1744th and 5614th ($2100 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Qatar and Saint Vincent, respectively. Check Qatar vs Saint Vincent comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Doha compared to 1.1 months in Kingstown. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Kingstown ranked 1st in Saint Vincent, while ranked 513th and 6384th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Doha	Kingstown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.1	$7.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.8	$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.16	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.5	$1.68
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1799	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1146	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3302	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$481
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.1	$44.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.4	$69.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$89.5	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.92%	7.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4178	$602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2669	$599
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.6	$50.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.13	$3.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.91	$4.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$9.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$5.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.16	$2.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.63	$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.91	$4.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$130	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.8	$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$6.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.1	$64.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$73.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10635	$10636

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Cities near Doha

Distance	City	Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi	Al Khor	$2015
135 km or 84 mi	Riffa	$1062
138 km or 86 mi	Isa Town	$1218
139 km or 87 mi	Manama	$1340
175 km or 109 mi	Dhahran	$965
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
191 km or 119 mi	Dammam	$1059
236 km or 147 mi	Qatif	$778
265 km or 165 mi	Jubail	$917
282 km or 175 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
300 km or 187 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2470
388 km or 241 mi	Sharjah	$1543
397 km or 247 mi	Ajman	$2356
405 km or 252 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
409 km or 254 mi	Jahrom	$494
414 km or 257 mi	Bushehr	$454
442 km or 275 mi	Borazjan	$457
442 km or 275 mi	Al Ain	$1455
455 km or 283 mi	Fasa	$497
466 km or 289 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
480 km or 298 mi	Kazerun	$471
483 km or 300 mi	Fujairah	$1173
489 km or 304 mi	Shiraz	$505
491 km or 305 mi	Riyadh	$1628
515 km or 320 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
516 km or 320 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
524 km or 325 mi	Marvdasht	$485
573 km or 356 mi	Kuwait City	$1437
597 km or 371 mi	Yasuj	$459
601 km or 374 mi	Al-Faw	$703
602 km or 374 mi	Behbahan	$469
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$521
628 km or 390 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
635 km or 394 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
644 km or 400 mi	Abadan	$522
659 km or 409 mi	Khorramshahr	$509
663 km or 412 mi	Nizwa	$797
679 km or 422 mi	Az Zubayr	$694
683 km or 424 mi	Basra	$861

Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1005
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1178
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1083
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1083
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1453
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1138
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1010
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1223
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$1039
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1718
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$707
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$645
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$613
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$830
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1143
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$680
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1114
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$772
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1330
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1327
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$773
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$873
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$650
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$685
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$752
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$793