Doha vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Doha Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2100
$2785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4575
$6544
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$1665
🏘️ Family rent
$2453
$2793
🍽️ Food expenses
$429
$732
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$4971
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
41
88
😀 Quality of life
83
90
🏙️ Population
1.19M
653K

The cost of living in Doha is 25% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 1744th and 456th ($2100 vs $2785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 392nd 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 1.8 months in Portland. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Portland ranked 47th in the United States, while ranked 513th and 195th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Doha vs Portland

Prices for goods and services in Doha and Portland are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Doha Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.8
$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.16
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$7.63
☕ Cappuccino
$5.59
$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1799
$1760
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$1357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3302
$2916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$2377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.1
$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.4
$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.5
$69.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.92%
6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4178
$3956
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2669
$3317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$4.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$4.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$5.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$5.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$3.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.63
$11.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$130
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$180
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$35.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$762
$1706
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10635
$24040

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Portland

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi Milwaukie
$2298
11 km or 6.7 mi Lake Oswego
$2340
11 km or 6.9 mi Beaverton
$2451
13 km or 8.2 mi Tigard
$2401
14 km or 8.7 mi Vancouver
$2488
17 km or 11 mi West Linn
$2339
18 km or 11 mi Tualatin
$2367
18 km or 11 mi Gresham
$2237
18 km or 11 mi Oregon City
$2312
25 km or 16 mi Hillsboro
$2477
33 km or 21 mi Newberg
$2279
35 km or 21 mi Forest Grove
$2407
44 km or 27 mi Woodburn
$2145
54 km or 33 mi McMinnville
$2167
64 km or 40 mi Keizer
$2308
71 km or 44 mi Salem
$2391
72 km or 45 mi Longview
$2095
104 km or 65 mi Albany
$2315
116 km or 72 mi Corvallis
$2100
116 km or 72 mi The Dalles
$2222
136 km or 84 mi Centralia
$2765
165 km or 102 mi Springfield
$1969
166 km or 103 mi Eugene
$2277
168 km or 105 mi Lacey
$2616
171 km or 106 mi Olympia
$2592
177 km or 110 mi Spanaway
$2378
181 km or 113 mi Redmond
$2596
184 km or 114 mi Lakewood
$2576
185 km or 115 mi Aberdeen
$1742
187 km or 116 mi Puyallup
$2822
190 km or 118 mi University Place
$2722
192 km or 120 mi Tacoma
$2429
195 km or 121 mi Bend
$2767
201 km or 125 mi Federal Way
$2542
202 km or 125 mi Auburn
$2342
206 km or 128 mi Yakima
$1902
210 km or 131 mi Kent
$2775
210 km or 131 mi Des Moines
$2637
211 km or 131 mi Maple Valley
$2617
216 km or 134 mi SeaTac
$2783