Doha vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Doha	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1872	$1008
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4426	$2491
🏠 One person rent	$1210	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$2321	$729
🍽️ Food expenses	$409	$450
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3462	$613
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	45	4
😀 Quality of life	79	35
🏙️ Population	1.19M	12.9K

The cost of living in Doha is 86% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 2137th and 5256th ($1872 vs $1008) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Qatar and Saint Vincent, respectively. Check Qatar vs Saint Vincent comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Doha compared to 0.6 months in Kingstown. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Kingstown ranked 2nd in Saint Vincent, while ranked 501st and 7788th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Kingstown

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	Doha	Kingstown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.62	$7.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$55.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.41	$9.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.2	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$5.62	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1462	$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$915	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2886	$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1882	$543
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$80.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$48.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.18%	12.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5109	$592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4264	$595
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.3	$59.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.56	$1.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$2.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$5.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$9.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$6.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$2.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.35	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.77	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.06	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$114	$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.6	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.8	$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.4	$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$754	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10518	$3332

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Cities near Doha

Distance	City	Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi	Al Khor	$1810
135 km or 84 mi	Riffa	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Isa Town	$1327
139 km or 87 mi	Manama	$1375
175 km or 109 mi	Dhahran	$959
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$768
191 km or 119 mi	Dammam	$1005
236 km or 147 mi	Qatif	$868
265 km or 165 mi	Jubail	$910
282 km or 175 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1673
300 km or 187 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1936
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2229
388 km or 241 mi	Sharjah	$1612
397 km or 247 mi	Ajman	$1841
405 km or 252 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1577
409 km or 254 mi	Jahrom	$798
414 km or 257 mi	Bushehr	$646
442 km or 275 mi	Borazjan	$621
442 km or 275 mi	Al Ain	$1132
455 km or 283 mi	Fasa	$890
466 km or 289 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1584
480 km or 298 mi	Kazerun	$606
483 km or 300 mi	Fujairah	$1191
489 km or 304 mi	Shiraz	$606
491 km or 305 mi	Riyadh	$1642
515 km or 320 mi	Al Wafrah	$1256
516 km or 320 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
524 km or 325 mi	Marvdasht	$604
573 km or 356 mi	Kuwait City	$1424
597 km or 371 mi	Yasuj	$561
601 km or 374 mi	Al-Faw	$710
602 km or 374 mi	Behbahan	$541
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$604
628 km or 390 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$544
635 km or 394 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
644 km or 400 mi	Abadan	$543
659 km or 409 mi	Khorramshahr	$540
663 km or 412 mi	Nizwa	$787
679 km or 422 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
683 km or 424 mi	Basra	$875

Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$993
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1108
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1069
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1069
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1294
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1099
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$834
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1218
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1217
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1576
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$898
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1570
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1570
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1561
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1579
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1575
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$710
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$666
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$654
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$838
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1074
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$686
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1076
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$748
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1212
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1214
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$769
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$719
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$608
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$637
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$1857
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$700
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$760