Doha vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1779
$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4033
$5397
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$1479
🏘️ Family rent
$2017
$2435
🍽️ Food expenses
$408
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3416
$3493
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
45
94
😀 Quality of life
80
93
🏙️ Population
1.19M
664K

The cost of living in Doha is 25% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 2449th and 1038th ($1779 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Qatar and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Qatar vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Doha compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 562nd and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.28
$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.4
$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12
$6.3
☕ Cappuccino
$5.25
$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1393
$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2490
$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1664
$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.8
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.3
$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.84%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4779
$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3550
$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.3
$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.87
$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.25
$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.85
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.7
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$770
$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11200
$10730

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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 Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2062
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$1861
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2042
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2199
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$1969
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2049
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2081
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$1934
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1805
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1739
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1890
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2251
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1917
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$2090
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2291
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2026
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2180
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$1862
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$2791
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2049
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2085
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1492
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2001
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1975
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2432
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$1957
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$1937
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$1944
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1631
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1421
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$1879
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1640
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2105
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1613
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1651
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1958
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1530
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$1917
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1318
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1514