Doha vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Doha	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$2008
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4575	$4747
🏠 One person rent	$1424	$1165
🏘️ Family rent	$2453	$2000
🍽️ Food expenses	$429	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$97.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3086	$3934
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	41	74
😀 Quality of life	83	88
🏙️ Population	1.19M	486K

The cost of living in Doha is 5% more expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 1744th and 1993rd ($2100 vs $2008) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1551st 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 2 months in Omaha. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Omaha ranked 83rd in the United States, while ranked 513th and 287th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Omaha

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	Doha	Omaha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.1	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.8	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.16	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.5	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1799	$1184
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1146	$870
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3302	$2189
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$1549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.1	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.4	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$89.5	$64
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.92%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4178	$1917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2669	$1846
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.6	$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.13	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.91	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$9.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$5.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.16	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.63	$9.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.91	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$130	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.8	$96.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.1	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$921
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10635	$21139

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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 Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1875
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$1883
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1950
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1643
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1901
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1740
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1923
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1960
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1963
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1977
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1972
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1951
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1795
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1900
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1828
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1819
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1848
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1811
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1790
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2134
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1574
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1908
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1844
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1944
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1680
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1832
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1765
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2220
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1787
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2307
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2158
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2372
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1864
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2357
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2499
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2327
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2080
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2349
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2173
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$2018