Doha vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Doha	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1849	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4110	$2980
🏠 One person rent	$1204	$586
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$412	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3003	$917
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	44	26
😀 Quality of life	82	54
🏙️ Population	1.19M	84.1K

The cost of living in Doha is 48% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 2509th and 4606th ($1849 vs $1248) 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 1.6 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 608th and 6345th 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	$10.4	$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.7	$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.4	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.3	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.46	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1391	$727
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$974	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2548	$1336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1715	$773
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.9	$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.7	$76.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84.5	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	5.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5456	$4481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3618	$1779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$85.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$9.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.56	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$2.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.85	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$9.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.82	$9.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.26	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.94	$5.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.09	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$118	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$9.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$825	$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11426	$8058

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Cities near Doha

Distance	City	Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi	Al Khor	$1770
135 km or 84 mi	Riffa	$1201
138 km or 86 mi	Isa Town	$1230
139 km or 87 mi	Manama	$1237
175 km or 109 mi	Dhahran	$908
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
191 km or 119 mi	Dammam	$1008
236 km or 147 mi	Qatif	$873
265 km or 165 mi	Jubail	$930
282 km or 175 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
300 km or 187 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2514
388 km or 241 mi	Sharjah	$1419
397 km or 247 mi	Ajman	$2521
405 km or 252 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
409 km or 254 mi	Jahrom	$530
414 km or 257 mi	Bushehr	$453
442 km or 275 mi	Borazjan	$477
442 km or 275 mi	Al Ain	$1449
455 km or 283 mi	Fasa	$529
466 km or 289 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
480 km or 298 mi	Kazerun	$503
483 km or 300 mi	Fujairah	$1228
489 km or 304 mi	Shiraz	$553
491 km or 305 mi	Riyadh	$1627
515 km or 320 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
516 km or 320 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
524 km or 325 mi	Marvdasht	$530
573 km or 356 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
597 km or 371 mi	Yasuj	$463
601 km or 374 mi	Al-Faw	$730
602 km or 374 mi	Behbahan	$483
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$534
628 km or 390 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
635 km or 394 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
644 km or 400 mi	Abadan	$549
659 km or 409 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
663 km or 412 mi	Nizwa	$792
679 km or 422 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
683 km or 424 mi	Basra	$889

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1213
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1007
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1111
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1075
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1076
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$764
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$697
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$838
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$610
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$638
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$988
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$688
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$988
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$784
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$674
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1463
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$642
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$908
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$760
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$736
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1169
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$803
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1008
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$894
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$890
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$787
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$759
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1151
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$596
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$757