Doha vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1810
$2681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4093
$6051
🏠 One person rent
$1170
$1825
🏘️ Family rent
$2067
$3146
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$592
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3747
$4933
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
45
94
😀 Quality of life
80
77
🏙️ Population
1.19M
467K

The cost of living in Doha is 33% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 2461st and 464th ($1810 vs $2681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 406th 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 2.1 months in Doha compared to 1.8 months in Long Beach. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Long Beach ranked 181st in the United States, while ranked 501st and 769th 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
$9.21
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.68
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$6.81
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1374
$1953
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$1605
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2598
$3294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$2861
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.3
$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.9
$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.74%
6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4584
$7038
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3277
$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.89
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.96
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.86
$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.4
$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$798
$1485
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11230
$21877

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Cities near Doha

Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1719
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1218
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1226
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1267
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$870
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$989
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$878
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1503
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2084
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$561
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$548
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$541
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1050
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$556
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$537
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1232
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$558
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1586
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$546
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1457
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$489
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$713
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$507
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$716
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$557
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$552
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$786
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$705
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$879

Cities near Long Beach

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2754
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2817
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2598
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$2845
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2709
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2552
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2572
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$2984
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2681
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$2938
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2570
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$2866
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2633
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2569
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2834
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2761
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3603
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2612
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3054
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2354
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3112
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2708
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$2861
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2804
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2604
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2561
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2685
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2720
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3087
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2652
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3065
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2682
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2673
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$2831
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2629
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2638
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2673
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$2959
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2675
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$2614