Doha vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Doha	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1872	$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4426	$1997
🏠 One person rent	$1210	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$2321	$603
🍽️ Food expenses	$409	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3462	$626
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	45	54
😀 Quality of life	79	43
🏙️ Population	1.19M	1.66M

The cost of living in Doha is 145% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 2137th and 6515th ($1872 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st in Qatar and Brazil, respectively. Check Qatar vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Doha compared to 0.8 months in Recife. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Recife ranked 42nd in Brazil, while ranked 501st and 6854th 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	$7.62	$4.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.41	$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.2	$1.74
☕ Cappuccino	$5.62	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1462	$431
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$915	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2886	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1882	$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$84.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.18%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5109	$1724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4264	$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.3	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$5.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.56	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$5.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$3.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.35	$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.77	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.06	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$114	$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$5.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.6	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.8	$8.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.4	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$754	$347
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10518	$19214

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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 Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$659
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$636
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$466
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$711
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$657
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$614
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$601
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$670
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$504
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$539
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$612
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$651
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$580
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$610
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$598
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$609
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$593
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$611
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$462
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$634
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$567
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$606
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$576
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$596
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$600
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$631
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$611
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$619
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$598
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$619
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$635
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$814
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$436
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$444
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$745
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$618
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$525