Doha vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Doha	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1872	$1218
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4426	$3094
🏠 One person rent	$1210	$511
🏘️ Family rent	$2321	$1104
🍽️ Food expenses	$409	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3462	$850
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	45	27
😀 Quality of life	79	54
🏙️ Population	1.19M	545K

The cost of living in Doha is 54% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 2137th and 4384th ($1872 vs $1218) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Qatar and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check Qatar vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Doha compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 501st and 6039th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Port of Spain

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	Doha	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.62	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$86.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.41	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.2	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$5.62	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1462	$519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$915	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2886	$1173
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1882	$901
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$92.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$56.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.18%	4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5109	$4188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4264	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.3	$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.56	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.35	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.77	$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.06	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$114	$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.6	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.8	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.4	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$754	$207
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10518	$2991

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Cities near Doha

Distance	City	Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi	Al Khor	$1810
135 km or 84 mi	Riffa	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Isa Town	$1327
139 km or 87 mi	Manama	$1375
175 km or 109 mi	Dhahran	$959
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$768
191 km or 119 mi	Dammam	$1005
236 km or 147 mi	Qatif	$868
265 km or 165 mi	Jubail	$910
282 km or 175 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1673
300 km or 187 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1936
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2229
388 km or 241 mi	Sharjah	$1612
397 km or 247 mi	Ajman	$1841
405 km or 252 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1577
409 km or 254 mi	Jahrom	$798
414 km or 257 mi	Bushehr	$646
442 km or 275 mi	Borazjan	$621
442 km or 275 mi	Al Ain	$1132
455 km or 283 mi	Fasa	$890
466 km or 289 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1584
480 km or 298 mi	Kazerun	$606
483 km or 300 mi	Fujairah	$1191
489 km or 304 mi	Shiraz	$606
491 km or 305 mi	Riyadh	$1642
515 km or 320 mi	Al Wafrah	$1256
516 km or 320 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
524 km or 325 mi	Marvdasht	$604
573 km or 356 mi	Kuwait City	$1424
597 km or 371 mi	Yasuj	$561
601 km or 374 mi	Al-Faw	$710
602 km or 374 mi	Behbahan	$541
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$604
628 km or 390 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$544
635 km or 394 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
644 km or 400 mi	Abadan	$543
659 km or 409 mi	Khorramshahr	$540
663 km or 412 mi	Nizwa	$787
679 km or 422 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
683 km or 424 mi	Basra	$875

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1217
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$898
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1099
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1069
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1069
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$748
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$710
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$838
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$654
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$666
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1008
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$686
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$993
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$760
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$637
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1294
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$608
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$719
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$769
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$700
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$824
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1108
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$707
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$834
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$823
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$823
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$844
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$928
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$804
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$812