Doha vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Doha	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1779	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4033	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$1140	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$2017	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$408	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3416	$413
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	45	54
😀 Quality of life	80	54
🏙️ Population	1.19M	1.49M

The cost of living in Doha is 165% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 2449th and 7055th ($1779 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd in Qatar and Brazil, respectively. Check Qatar vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Doha compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Recife ranked 19th in Brazil, while ranked 562nd and 5998th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Recife

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	Doha	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.28	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.4	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1393	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$888	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2490	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1664	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.3	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.84%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4779	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3550	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.3	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.57	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.87	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.11	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.92	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.7	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.1	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$770	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11200	$14050

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Cities near Doha

Distance	City	Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi	Al Khor	$1709
135 km or 84 mi	Riffa	$1223
138 km or 86 mi	Isa Town	$1243
139 km or 87 mi	Manama	$1280
175 km or 109 mi	Dhahran	$1068
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
191 km or 119 mi	Dammam	$1056
236 km or 147 mi	Qatif	$897
265 km or 165 mi	Jubail	$901
282 km or 175 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
300 km or 187 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2379
388 km or 241 mi	Sharjah	$1494
397 km or 247 mi	Ajman	$2240
405 km or 252 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
409 km or 254 mi	Jahrom	$547
414 km or 257 mi	Bushehr	$551
442 km or 275 mi	Borazjan	$546
442 km or 275 mi	Al Ain	$1844
455 km or 283 mi	Fasa	$548
466 km or 289 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
480 km or 298 mi	Kazerun	$557
483 km or 300 mi	Fujairah	$1239
489 km or 304 mi	Shiraz	$589
491 km or 305 mi	Riyadh	$1637
515 km or 320 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
516 km or 320 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
524 km or 325 mi	Marvdasht	$563
573 km or 356 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
597 km or 371 mi	Yasuj	$529
601 km or 374 mi	Al-Faw	$736
602 km or 374 mi	Behbahan	$536
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$514
628 km or 390 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
635 km or 394 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
644 km or 400 mi	Abadan	$547
659 km or 409 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
663 km or 412 mi	Nizwa	$780
679 km or 422 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
683 km or 424 mi	Basra	$904

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$588
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$567
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$446
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$563
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$551
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$503
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$538
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$610
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$572
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$667
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$547
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$563
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$591
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$569
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$561
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$560
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$527
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$550
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$565
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$534
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$563
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$603
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$545
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$561
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$604
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$540
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$745
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$531
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$428
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$685
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$595
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509