Doha vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Doha	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4575	$5273
🏠 One person rent	$1424	$1374
🏘️ Family rent	$2453	$2201
🍽️ Food expenses	$429	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3086	$4362
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	41	82
😀 Quality of life	83	89
🏙️ Population	1.19M	468K

The cost of living in Doha is 7% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 1744th and 1363rd ($2100 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1143rd 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 1.9 months in Raleigh. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Raleigh ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 513th and 219th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Doha	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.1	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.8	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.16	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.5	$5.64
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1799	$1531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1146	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3302	$2619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.1	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.4	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$89.5	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.92%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4178	$3898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2669	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.6	$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.13	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.91	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$4.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.16	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.63	$9.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.91	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$130	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.8	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.1	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$1475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10635	$24243

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2483
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2280
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2300
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2241
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2063
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2133
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2116
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1842
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2016
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2089
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2212
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2059
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1775
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2027
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2073
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2045
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1909
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2007
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2200
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1863
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2070
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2105
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2007
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1849
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2075
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2031
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1851
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1904
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2003
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2295
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2375
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2129
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2204
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1729