Doha vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Doha	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1779	$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4033	$5659
🏠 One person rent	$1140	$1339
🏘️ Family rent	$2017	$2336
🍽️ Food expenses	$408	$689
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3416	$4620
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	45	84
😀 Quality of life	80	88
🏙️ Population	1.19M	430K

The cost of living in Doha is 23% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 2449th and 1145th ($1779 vs $2308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1045th 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 2 months in Minneapolis. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Minneapolis ranked 53rd in the United States, while ranked 562nd and 237th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Minneapolis

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	Doha	Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.28	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.4	$90.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12	$6.52
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$3.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1393	$1496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$888	$1093
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2490	$2583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1664	$1998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.3	$63.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.84%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4779	$3373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3550	$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.3	$88.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.57	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$3.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.87	$3.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$5.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$6.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.11	$8.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.92	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.7	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$16.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.1	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$770	$1724
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11200	$27328

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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 Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2255
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2157
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2227
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2281
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2275
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2331
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2259
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$1952
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2264
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2280
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2260
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2214
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2557
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2085
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2382
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2092
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2269
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2134
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2263
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2119
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2159
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2401
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2214
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2321
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2213
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2163
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2293
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2682