Doha vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2014
$2846
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4398
$6548
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$1798
🏘️ Family rent
$2333
$3108
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$723
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2972
$4529
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
41
54
😀 Quality of life
84
87
🏙️ Population
1.19M
525K

The cost of living in Doha is 29% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 1994th and 346th ($2014 vs $2846) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 285th in Qatar and the United States, respectively. Check Qatar vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Doha compared to 1.6 months in Sacramento. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Sacramento ranked 116th in the United States, while ranked 537th and 376th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Sacramento

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Doha Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.75
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.09
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11
$8
☕ Cappuccino
$6.17
$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$1821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1123
$1445
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2901
$3355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1972
$2567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$306
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86.8
$77.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.02%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4680
$4818
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3108
$3673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$99.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$4.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$4.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$17.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$6.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$1.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$3.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.56
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.07
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.84
$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$3.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$136
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.54
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.9
$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$1458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11285
$23546

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Cities near Doha

Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1923
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1109
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1192
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1309
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$931
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1037
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$823
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1473
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2183
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$545
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$465
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$489
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1457
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$541
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$523
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1214
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$565
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1632
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$547
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1461
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$487
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$707
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$492
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$711
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$556
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$551
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$796
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861

Cities near Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2693
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2733
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2691
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2807
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2786
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2962
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2933
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2781
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2736
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2649
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2906
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2687
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2813
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3187
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2687
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3097
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3339
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2776
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2162
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2962
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2280
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3136
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2939
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$3004
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3454
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2807
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2783
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2929
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2380
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2780
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2658
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2651
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2984
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3064
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2089
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2893
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2929
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$3778
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2859