Doha vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Doha	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$987
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4575	$2229
🏠 One person rent	$1424	$489
🏘️ Family rent	$2453	$812
🍽️ Food expenses	$429	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$41.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3086	$209
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	41	19
😀 Quality of life	83	41
🏙️ Population	1.19M	159K

The cost of living in Doha is 113% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 1744th and 5666th ($2100 vs $987) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Qatar and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Qatar vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Doha compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 513th and 7752nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Doha	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.1	$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.8	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.16	$6.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.5	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$3.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1799	$502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1146	$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3302	$901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$507
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.1	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.4	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$89.5	$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.92%	8.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4178	$1306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2669	$1022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.6	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.13	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.91	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$4.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$8.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.16	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.63	$4.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$3.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.91	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$130	$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$6.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.8	$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$2.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.1	$70.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$169
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10635	$3188

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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 Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$979
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$979
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1281
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1206
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1214
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$545
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1140
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$611
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$527
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1163
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1141
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1164
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$619
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$653
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$857
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1119
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$831
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$983
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1050
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$984
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1272
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1005
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1231
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1219
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$998
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$993
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1739
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1668
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$518
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$561
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$627
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$493
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$494