Doha vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Doha	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1779	$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4033	$3629
🏠 One person rent	$1140	$944
🏘️ Family rent	$2017	$1530
🍽️ Food expenses	$408	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3416	$2731
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	45	72
😀 Quality of life	80	78
🏙️ Population	1.19M	7.01M

The cost of living in Doha is 9% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 2449th and 2911th ($1779 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Qatar and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Qatar vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Doha compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 562nd and 733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Riyadh

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	Doha	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.28	$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.4	$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1393	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$888	$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2490	$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1664	$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.3	$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.84%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4779	$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3550	$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.3	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.57	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.87	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.11	$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.92	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.7	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.1	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$770	$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11200	$10598

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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 Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$969
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$861
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$1068
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1056
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$901
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$897
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1223
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1243
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1779
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1709
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$846
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$736
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$551
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$547
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$904
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$905
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$546
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$672
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1215
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$557
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$536
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$597
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$979
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$589
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$683
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$902
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$547
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$529