Doha vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Doha	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4575	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$1424	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$2453	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$429	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3086	$4482
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	41	99
😀 Quality of life	83	93
🏙️ Population	1.19M	3.9M

The cost of living in Doha is 39% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 1744th and 62nd ($2100 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 47th 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 1.5 months in Doha compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 513th and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Los Angeles

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	Doha	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.1	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.8	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.16	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.5	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1799	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1146	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3302	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.1	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.4	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$89.5	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.92%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4178	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2669	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.6	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.13	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.91	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.16	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.63	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.91	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$130	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.8	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.1	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10635	$23685

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Cities near Doha

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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000