Doha vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Doha	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1849	$2327
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4110	$5471
🏠 One person rent	$1204	$1420
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$2324
🍽️ Food expenses	$412	$628
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3003	$4437
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	44	82
😀 Quality of life	82	90
🏙️ Population	1.19M	468K

The cost of living in Doha is 21% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 2509th and 1213th ($1849 vs $2327) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1060th 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 1.6 months in Doha compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Raleigh ranked 60th in the United States, while ranked 608th and 212th 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	$10.4	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.7	$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.4	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.3	$5.91
☕ Cappuccino	$5.46	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1391	$1434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$974	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2548	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1715	$1941
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.9	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.7	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84.5	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5456	$3119
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3618	$2477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$51.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.56	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$3.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.85	$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.82	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$6.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.26	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.94	$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.09	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$118	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$161
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$825	$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11426	$24117

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Cities near Doha

Distance	City	Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi	Al Khor	$1770
135 km or 84 mi	Riffa	$1201
138 km or 86 mi	Isa Town	$1230
139 km or 87 mi	Manama	$1237
175 km or 109 mi	Dhahran	$908
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
191 km or 119 mi	Dammam	$1008
236 km or 147 mi	Qatif	$873
265 km or 165 mi	Jubail	$930
282 km or 175 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
300 km or 187 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2514
388 km or 241 mi	Sharjah	$1419
397 km or 247 mi	Ajman	$2521
405 km or 252 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
409 km or 254 mi	Jahrom	$530
414 km or 257 mi	Bushehr	$453
442 km or 275 mi	Borazjan	$477
442 km or 275 mi	Al Ain	$1449
455 km or 283 mi	Fasa	$529
466 km or 289 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
480 km or 298 mi	Kazerun	$503
483 km or 300 mi	Fujairah	$1228
489 km or 304 mi	Shiraz	$553
491 km or 305 mi	Riyadh	$1627
515 km or 320 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
516 km or 320 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
524 km or 325 mi	Marvdasht	$530
573 km or 356 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
597 km or 371 mi	Yasuj	$463
601 km or 374 mi	Al-Faw	$730
602 km or 374 mi	Behbahan	$483
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$534
628 km or 390 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
635 km or 394 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
644 km or 400 mi	Abadan	$549
659 km or 409 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
663 km or 412 mi	Nizwa	$792
679 km or 422 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
683 km or 424 mi	Basra	$889

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2582
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2338
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2387
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2331
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2219
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2319
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2171
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2071
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2312
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2124
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1757
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2065
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2176
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2076
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1993
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2070
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2152
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2154
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2156
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2079
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2054
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1893
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2094
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2107
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1734
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2102
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1983
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2231
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2395
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2160
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2228
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1766