Doha vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Doha	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2014	$2317
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4398	$5372
🏠 One person rent	$1360	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$2333	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$406	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2972	$4411
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	41	82
😀 Quality of life	84	89
🏙️ Population	1.19M	468K

The cost of living in Doha is 13% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 1994th and 1246th ($2014 vs $2317) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1054th 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 64th in the United States, while ranked 537th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Raleigh

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	Doha	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.75	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.5	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11	$5.67
☕ Cappuccino	$6.17	$6.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1589	$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1123	$1149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2901	$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1972	$1919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.8	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.8	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.02%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4680	$3603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3108	$2208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.57	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.08	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$5.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$5.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.56	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.07	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.84	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$136	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$137
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.54	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.9	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$769	$1374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11285	$24650

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Cities near Doha

Distance	City	Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi	Al Khor	$1923
135 km or 84 mi	Riffa	$1109
138 km or 86 mi	Isa Town	$1192
139 km or 87 mi	Manama	$1309
175 km or 109 mi	Dhahran	$931
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
191 km or 119 mi	Dammam	$1037
236 km or 147 mi	Qatif	$823
265 km or 165 mi	Jubail	$928
282 km or 175 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
300 km or 187 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2420
388 km or 241 mi	Sharjah	$1473
397 km or 247 mi	Ajman	$2183
405 km or 252 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
409 km or 254 mi	Jahrom	$545
414 km or 257 mi	Bushehr	$465
442 km or 275 mi	Borazjan	$489
442 km or 275 mi	Al Ain	$1457
455 km or 283 mi	Fasa	$541
466 km or 289 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
480 km or 298 mi	Kazerun	$523
483 km or 300 mi	Fujairah	$1214
489 km or 304 mi	Shiraz	$565
491 km or 305 mi	Riyadh	$1632
515 km or 320 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
516 km or 320 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
524 km or 325 mi	Marvdasht	$547
573 km or 356 mi	Kuwait City	$1461
597 km or 371 mi	Yasuj	$487
601 km or 374 mi	Al-Faw	$707
602 km or 374 mi	Behbahan	$492
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$545
628 km or 390 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
635 km or 394 mi	Umm Qasr	$711
644 km or 400 mi	Abadan	$556
659 km or 409 mi	Khorramshahr	$551
663 km or 412 mi	Nizwa	$796
679 km or 422 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
683 km or 424 mi	Basra	$861

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736