Doha vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Doha	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1779	$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4033	$1656
🏠 One person rent	$1140	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$2017	$525
🍽️ Food expenses	$408	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$71.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3416	$414
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	45	33
😀 Quality of life	80	46
🏙️ Population	1.19M	756K

The cost of living in Doha is 158% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 2449th and 6947th ($1779 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Qatar and Bolivia, respectively. Check Qatar vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Doha compared to 0.6 months in La Paz. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs La Paz ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 562nd and 6481st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs La Paz

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	Doha	La Paz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.28	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.4	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1393	$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$888	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2490	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1664	$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$36
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.3	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.84%	8.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4779	$1230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3550	$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.3	$26.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.57	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.87	$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$5.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$4.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$6.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.11	$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.92	$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$6.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.7	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.1	$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$770	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11200	$3313

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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 La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$673
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$600
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$520
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$535
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$547
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$538
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$414
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$748
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$588
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$774
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$666
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$507
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$923
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$626
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$780
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$591
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$630
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$673
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$734
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$735
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$598
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$804
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$1011
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$804
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$656
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$576
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$787
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$729
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$562
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$575
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$575
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$614
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$796
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$577
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$1121
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$606
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$977
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$790
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580