Doha vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Doha Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1872
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4426
$2292
🏠 One person rent
$1210
$426
🏘️ Family rent
$2321
$762
🍽️ Food expenses
$409
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3462
$410
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
45
77
😀 Quality of life
79
64
🏙️ Population
1.19M
9.94M

The cost of living in Doha is 101% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 2137th and 5780th ($1872 vs $932) 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 1.8 months in Doha compared to 0.4 months in Lima. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 501st and 4655th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Doha vs Lima infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Doha vs Lima

Prices for goods and services in Doha and Lima are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Doha Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.62
$4.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.41
$5.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.2
$2.3
 Cappuccino
$5.62
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1462
$492
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2886
$916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1882
$614
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5109
$1582
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$1234
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$15.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$7.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$5.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$9.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.35
$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$4.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$6.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.8
$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$41.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$754
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10518
$7186

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Lima

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$778
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$694
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$658
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$534
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$593
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$538
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$626
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$522
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$491
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$491
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$583
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$611
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$519
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$476
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$674
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$525
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$499
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$506
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$634
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$504
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$562
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$511
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$562
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$592
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$475
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$543
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$551
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$637
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$532
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$514
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$390
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$726
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$702
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$472
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$603
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$761
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$790
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$662
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$705
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$731