Doha vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Doha New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1779
$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4033
$10033
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$2960
🏘️ Family rent
$2017
$5380
🍽️ Food expenses
$408
$886
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3416
$5544
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
45
100
😀 Quality of life
80
95
🏙️ Population
1.19M
8.8M

The cost of living in Doha is 60% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 2449th and 3rd ($1779 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.2 months in New York City. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 562nd and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Doha vs New York City infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Doha vs New York City

Prices for goods and services in Doha and New York City are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Doha New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.28
$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.4
$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12
$8.94
☕ Cappuccino
$5.25
$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1393
$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2490
$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1664
$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.8
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.3
$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.84%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4779
$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3550
$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.3
$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.87
$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.25
$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.85
$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.7
$173
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$770
$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11200
$21465

Cost of living in other countries

DohaNew York City

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 New York City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2701
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2756
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2698
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2720
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2730
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2792
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2667
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2729
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2740
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2512
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2693
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2732
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2531
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2587
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2637
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2614
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2749
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2664
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2480
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2715
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2722
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2676
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2747
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2664
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2716
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2745
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2611
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2456
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2674
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2772
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2730
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2610
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2456
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3111