Doha vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2100
$2682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4575
$6170
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$1646
🏘️ Family rent
$2453
$2782
🍽️ Food expenses
$429
$710
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$4542
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
41
54
😀 Quality of life
83
87
🏙️ Population
1.19M
525K

The cost of living in Doha is 22% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 1744th and 605th ($2100 vs $2682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 533rd 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 1.7 months in Sacramento. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Sacramento ranked 109th in the United States, while ranked 513th and 347th 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
$10.1
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.8
$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.16
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$5.59
$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1799
$1781
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3302
$2832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$2335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.1
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.4
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.5
$66
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.92%
6.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4178
$4948
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2669
$3517
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$3.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$5.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$3.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.63
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$4.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$3.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$130
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$762
$1488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10635
$20438

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Cities near Doha

Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$2015
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1062
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1218
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1340
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$965
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1059
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$778
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$917
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1543
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2356
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$494
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$454
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$457
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1455
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$497
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$471
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1173
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$505
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1628
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$485
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1437
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$459
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$703
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$469
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$522
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$509
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$797
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$694
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861

Cities near Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2600
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2631
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2671
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2722
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2775
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2793
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2978
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2918
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2768
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2732
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2660
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2911
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2667
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2815
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3204
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2710
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3091
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3318
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2771
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2161
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2980
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2374
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3179
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2962
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$3017
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3431
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2804
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2748
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2905
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2393
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2796
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2677
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2668
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2900
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3050
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2088
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2893
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2906
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$3873
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2848