Doha vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Doha	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2014	$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4398	$2104
🏠 One person rent	$1360	$379
🏘️ Family rent	$2333	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$406	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2972	$378
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	41	57
😀 Quality of life	84	62
🏙️ Population	1.19M	2.42M

The cost of living in Doha is 133% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 1994th and 6516th ($2014 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Qatar and Brazil, respectively. Check Qatar vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Doha compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Salvador ranked 18th in Brazil, while ranked 537th and 5693rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Salvador

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	Doha	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.75	$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.5	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$7.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$6.17	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1589	$365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1123	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2901	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1972	$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$74.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.8	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.8	$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.02%	10.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4680	$1920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3108	$1029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$50.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$9.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.57	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.08	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$9.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$6.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$6.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.56	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.07	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.84	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$136	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$5.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.54	$8.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.9	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$769	$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11285	$14902

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$667
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$676
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$568
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$645
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$607
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$645
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$548
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$492
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$651
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$589
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$567
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$583
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$628
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$591
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$614
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$466
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$595
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$648
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$647
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$488
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$608
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$611
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$726
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$602
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$677
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$687
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$611
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$628
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$598
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$609
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$579
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$615
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$598
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$669
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$611
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$626
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743