Doha vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1779
$2938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4033
$5875
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$1801
🏘️ Family rent
$2017
$2674
🍽️ Food expenses
$408
$827
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$90.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3416
$3761
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
45
53
😀 Quality of life
80
89
🏙️ Population
1.19M
140K

The cost of living in Doha is 39% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 2449th and 200th ($1779 vs $2938) 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 1.9 months in Doha compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 562nd and 194th among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.28
$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.4
$137
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$17.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12
$10.8
☕ Cappuccino
$5.25
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$3.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1393
$1839
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$1650
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2490
$2869
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1664
$2456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.8
$42.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$64.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.3
$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.84%
9.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4779
$6649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3550
$5599
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$4.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.3
$75.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$3.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.87
$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$20.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$3.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.25
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.85
$4.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.7
$82.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$45.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$128
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$162
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$770
$279
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11200
$2532

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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 Reykjavik

Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$2802
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$2817
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2355
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2678
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1828
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1722
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1393
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1390
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1601
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1614
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1500
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1604
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1765
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1649
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2011
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1482
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1562
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1475
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1551
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1763
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1480
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1692
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1699
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1404
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1610
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1608
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2140
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1692
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1755
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1382
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1713
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1603
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2297
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1767
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1246
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2031
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1813
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1700
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2628
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2006