Doha vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2100
$1034
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4575
$2503
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$466
🏘️ Family rent
$2453
$771
🍽️ Food expenses
$429
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$632
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
41
77
😀 Quality of life
83
71
🏙️ Population
1.19M
9.94M

The cost of living in Doha is 103% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 1744th and 5300th ($2100 vs $1034) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Qatar and Peru, respectively. Check Qatar vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Doha compared to 0.6 months in Lima. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 513th and 3484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Lima

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Doha Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$4.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.8
$28.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.16
$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$5.59
$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1799
$660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3302
$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.1
$39.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.4
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.5
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.92%
8.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4178
$2328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2669
$1422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$7.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.63
$5.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$130
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$83.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$762
$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10635
$11057

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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 Lima

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$820
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$771
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$730
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$598
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$571
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$641
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$725
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$604
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$621
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$527
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$612
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$811
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$524
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$583
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$631
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$626
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$611
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$667
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$670
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$617
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$670
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$589
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$589
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$651
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$558
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$593
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$638
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$559
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$705
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$660
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$459
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$745
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$686
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$577
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$584
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$815
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$829
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$691
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$694
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$731