Doha vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Doha	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1810	$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4093	$2841
🏠 One person rent	$1170	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$1029
🍽️ Food expenses	$407	$471
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3747	$841
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	45	27
😀 Quality of life	80	50
🏙️ Population	1.19M	81.1K

The cost of living in Doha is 55% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 2461st and 4682nd ($1810 vs $1168) 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 2.1 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 6176th 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	$9.21	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.6	$78.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.68	$7.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.5	$2.08
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1374	$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$912	$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2598	$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.3	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88.9	$49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.74%	5.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4584	$4464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3277	$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$86.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$9.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.03	$4.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$8.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$9.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$19.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.89	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.96	$5.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.86	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$8.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.4	$45.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.64	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.9	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$798	$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11230	$3731

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Cities near Doha

Distance	City	Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi	Al Khor	$1719
135 km or 84 mi	Riffa	$1218
138 km or 86 mi	Isa Town	$1226
139 km or 87 mi	Manama	$1267
175 km or 109 mi	Dhahran	$870
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
191 km or 119 mi	Dammam	$989
236 km or 147 mi	Qatif	$878
265 km or 165 mi	Jubail	$928
282 km or 175 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
300 km or 187 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2309
388 km or 241 mi	Sharjah	$1503
397 km or 247 mi	Ajman	$2084
405 km or 252 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
409 km or 254 mi	Jahrom	$561
414 km or 257 mi	Bushehr	$548
442 km or 275 mi	Borazjan	$541
442 km or 275 mi	Al Ain	$1050
455 km or 283 mi	Fasa	$556
466 km or 289 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
480 km or 298 mi	Kazerun	$537
483 km or 300 mi	Fujairah	$1232
489 km or 304 mi	Shiraz	$558
491 km or 305 mi	Riyadh	$1586
515 km or 320 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
516 km or 320 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
524 km or 325 mi	Marvdasht	$546
573 km or 356 mi	Kuwait City	$1457
597 km or 371 mi	Yasuj	$489
601 km or 374 mi	Al-Faw	$713
602 km or 374 mi	Behbahan	$507
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$520
628 km or 390 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
635 km or 394 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
644 km or 400 mi	Abadan	$557
659 km or 409 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
663 km or 412 mi	Nizwa	$786
679 km or 422 mi	Az Zubayr	$705
683 km or 424 mi	Basra	$879

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1164
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$964
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1101
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1065
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1061
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$770
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$719
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$871
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$692
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$981
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$691
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1004
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$785
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$662
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1390
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$627
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$704
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$821
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$731
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1159
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$783
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1003
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$896
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$892
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$910
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$865
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$986
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$871
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$877