Doha vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1872
$2723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4426
$5671
🏠 One person rent
$1210
$1643
🏘️ Family rent
$2321
$2600
🍽️ Food expenses
$409
$800
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3462
$3682
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
45
53
😀 Quality of life
79
89
🏙️ Population
1.19M
140K

The cost of living in Doha is 31% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 2137th and 344th ($1872 vs $2723) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Qatar and Iceland, respectively. Check Qatar vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Doha compared to 1.4 months in Reykjavik. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 501st and 152nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.62
$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.41
$16.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.2
$10.9
☕ Cappuccino
$5.62
$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1462
$1659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$1492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2886
$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1882
$2395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$80.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
8.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5109
$6252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$4951
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$66.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$6.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$19.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$3.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.35
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$5.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$4.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$3.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$83
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.8
$37.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$142
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$754
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10518
$6072

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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 Reykjavik

Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$2304
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$2460
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2023
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2011
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1952
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1629
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1554
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1662
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1524
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1681
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1537
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1659
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1734
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1670
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$1884
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1527
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1642
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1514
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1748
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1693
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1731
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1520
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1651
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2043
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1666
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1741
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1305
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1643
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1539
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2244
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1869
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1723
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2175
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1928
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1632
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2391
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$1991