Doha vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1872
$2757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4426
$6734
🏠 One person rent
$1210
$1795
🏘️ Family rent
$2321
$3490
🍽️ Food expenses
$409
$671
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3462
$4345
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
45
82
😀 Quality of life
79
87
🏙️ Population
1.19M
468K

The cost of living in Doha is 32% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 2137th and 304th ($1872 vs $2757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 266th 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 1.8 months in Doha compared to 1.6 months in Raleigh. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Raleigh ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 501st and 235th 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
$7.62
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.41
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.2
$6.28
 Cappuccino
$5.62
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1462
$1793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$1489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2886
$3656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1882
$3034
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$83.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5109
$9360
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$4247
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$14.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$5.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$5.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$6.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.35
$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$4.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$159
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.8
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$754
$1470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10518
$22084

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Cities near Doha

Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1810
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1285
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1327
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1375
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$959
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1005
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$868
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$910
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1612
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$1841
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$798
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$646
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$621
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1132
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$890
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$606
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1191
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$606
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1642
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$604
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1424
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$561
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$710
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$541
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$543
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$540
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$787
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$875

Cities near Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2334
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2313
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1731
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2271
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2161
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2112
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2163
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2071
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2162
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2159
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2236
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2063
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2031
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1787
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2084
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2082
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2084
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1947
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$1855
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2098
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2053
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2020
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$2052
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2056
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2082
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2105
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2139
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2044
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2074
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1929
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2112
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2163
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$2056
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2191
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2014
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2441
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2229
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2218
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2348
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1857