Doha vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Doha	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4575	$5684
🏠 One person rent	$1424	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$2453	$2492
🍽️ Food expenses	$429	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3086	$3694
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	41	99
😀 Quality of life	83	94
🏙️ Population	1.19M	2.1M

The cost of living in Doha is 15% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1744th and 964th ($2100 vs $2460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Qatar and France, respectively. Check Qatar vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Doha compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 513th and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Paris

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	Doha	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.1	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.8	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.16	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.5	$8.32
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1799	$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1146	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3302	$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.1	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.4	$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$89.5	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.92%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4178	$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2669	$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.6	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.13	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.91	$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.16	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.63	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.91	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$130	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.8	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.1	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10635	$19577

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1935
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1874
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1987
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1876
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1794
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1454
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1749
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1401
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1481
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1424
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1375
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1356
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1382
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1350
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1553
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1243
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1632
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1289
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1573
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1421
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1506