Doha vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1779
$2764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4033
$6355
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$1831
🏘️ Family rent
$2017
$3177
🍽️ Food expenses
$408
$629
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3416
$4536
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
45
94
😀 Quality of life
80
76
🏙️ Population
1.19M
467K

The cost of living in Doha is 36% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 2449th and 379th ($1779 vs $2764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 339th in Qatar and the United States, respectively. Check Qatar vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Doha compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Long Beach ranked 231st in the United States, while ranked 562nd and 949th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Long Beach

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Doha Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.28
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.4
$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12
$6.61
☕ Cappuccino
$5.25
$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1393
$2014
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$1593
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2490
$3278
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1664
$2898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.8
$94.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.3
$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.84%
6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4779
$7095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3550
$7019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.3
$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.87
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$5.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.25
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$7.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.85
$4.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.7
$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$770
$1510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11200
$27134

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DohaLong Beach

Cost of living

$349

$907

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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 Long Beach

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2919
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2874
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2703
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$2983
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2851
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2669
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2720
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$3229
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2775
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$3068
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2716
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$3022
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2788
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2662
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2899
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2817
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3640
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2786
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3162
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2735
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3238
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2781
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$3104
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2905
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2768
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2727
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2780
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2873
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3162
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2798
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3256
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2887
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2803
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$3014
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2750
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2750
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2789
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$3036
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2739
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$2683