Doha vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1779
$3196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4033
$7594
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$2049
🏘️ Family rent
$2017
$3732
🍽️ Food expenses
$408
$709
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3416
$4771
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
45
99
😀 Quality of life
80
93
🏙️ Population
1.19M
3.9M

The cost of living in Doha is 44% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 2449th and 80th ($1779 vs $3196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 71st 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Los Angeles ranked 7th in the United States, while ranked 562nd and 58th 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
$9.28
$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.4
$87.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12
$8.51
☕ Cappuccino
$5.25
$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1393
$2168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$1758
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2490
$4056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1664
$3293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.8
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.3
$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.84%
6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4779
$8056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3550
$7115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.3
$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$4.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.87
$6.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.25
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.85
$5.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.7
$190
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$770
$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11200
$28838

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2902
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2739
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$3014
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2750
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3370
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2735
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2851
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3086
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$3104
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2824
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2787
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2720
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$3022
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2775
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3162
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$2758
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2669
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2662
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3573
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2789
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3256
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2919