Doha vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Doha	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1779	$766
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4033	$2308
🏠 One person rent	$1140	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$2017	$961
🍽️ Food expenses	$408	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$49.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3416	$526
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	45	73
😀 Quality of life	80	65
🏙️ Population	1.19M	1.85M

The cost of living in Doha is 132% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 2449th and 6586th ($1779 vs $766) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Qatar and the Philippines, respectively. Check Qatar vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Doha compared to 0.7 months in Manila. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 562nd and 4165th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Manila

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	Doha	Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.28	$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.4	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$4.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1393	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$888	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2490	$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1664	$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.3	$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.84%	7.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4779	$3093
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3550	$2849
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.3	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.57	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.87	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$5.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$8.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.11	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.92	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$7.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.7	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$36
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.1	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$770	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11200	$13387

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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 Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$770
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$640
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$746
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$706
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$623
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$901
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$732
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$506
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$670
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$780
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$546
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$538
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$621
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$704
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$577
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$589
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$518
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$535
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$676
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$457
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$575
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$487
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$400
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$539
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$572
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$508
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$515
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$545
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$486
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$610
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$508
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$504
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$427
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$613
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$398
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$464
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$585
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$508
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$372