Doha vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Doha	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1779	$1000
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4033	$2468
🏠 One person rent	$1140	$370
🏘️ Family rent	$2017	$623
🍽️ Food expenses	$408	$455
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$66.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3416	$615
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	45	4
😀 Quality of life	80	26
🏙️ Population	1.19M	13.9K

The cost of living in Doha is 78% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 2449th and 5500th ($1779 vs $1000) 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 1.9 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 562nd and 8510th 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	$9.28	$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.4	$55.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1393	$292
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$888	$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2490	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1664	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$85.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.3	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.84%	11.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4779	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3550	$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.3	$59.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.57	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.87	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$7.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$2.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.11	$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.92	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.7	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$6.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.1	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$770	$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11200	$7119

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Cities near Doha

Distance	City	Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi	Al Khor	$1709
135 km or 84 mi	Riffa	$1223
138 km or 86 mi	Isa Town	$1243
139 km or 87 mi	Manama	$1280
175 km or 109 mi	Dhahran	$1068
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
191 km or 119 mi	Dammam	$1056
236 km or 147 mi	Qatif	$897
265 km or 165 mi	Jubail	$901
282 km or 175 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
300 km or 187 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2379
388 km or 241 mi	Sharjah	$1494
397 km or 247 mi	Ajman	$2240
405 km or 252 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
409 km or 254 mi	Jahrom	$547
414 km or 257 mi	Bushehr	$551
442 km or 275 mi	Borazjan	$546
442 km or 275 mi	Al Ain	$1844
455 km or 283 mi	Fasa	$548
466 km or 289 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
480 km or 298 mi	Kazerun	$557
483 km or 300 mi	Fujairah	$1239
489 km or 304 mi	Shiraz	$589
491 km or 305 mi	Riyadh	$1637
515 km or 320 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
516 km or 320 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
524 km or 325 mi	Marvdasht	$563
573 km or 356 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
597 km or 371 mi	Yasuj	$529
601 km or 374 mi	Al-Faw	$736
602 km or 374 mi	Behbahan	$536
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$514
628 km or 390 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
635 km or 394 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
644 km or 400 mi	Abadan	$547
659 km or 409 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
663 km or 412 mi	Nizwa	$780
679 km or 422 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
683 km or 424 mi	Basra	$904

Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1007
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1161
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1070
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1062
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1418
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1084
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1015
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1178
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$953
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1499
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$737
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$695
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$684
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$890
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1037
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$716
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1039
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$777
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1373
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1377
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$837
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$858
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$639
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$674
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$746
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$789