Doha vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Doha	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1849	$2023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4110	$4466
🏠 One person rent	$1204	$1202
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$1794
🍽️ Food expenses	$412	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3003	$4100
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	44	81
😀 Quality of life	82	92
🏙️ Population	1.19M	1.43M

The cost of living in Doha is 9% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 2509th and 1930th ($1849 vs $2023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1571st 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 1.6 months in Doha compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs San Antonio ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 608th and 124th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Doha	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.7	$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.4	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.3	$6.22
☕ Cappuccino	$5.46	$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1391	$1311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$974	$900
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2548	$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1715	$1407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.9	$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.7	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84.5	$74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5456	$3721
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3618	$1937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.56	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.85	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.82	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.26	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.94	$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.09	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$118	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$96.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$825	$1129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11426	$15049

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Cities near Doha

Distance	City	Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi	Al Khor	$1770
135 km or 84 mi	Riffa	$1201
138 km or 86 mi	Isa Town	$1230
139 km or 87 mi	Manama	$1237
175 km or 109 mi	Dhahran	$908
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
191 km or 119 mi	Dammam	$1008
236 km or 147 mi	Qatif	$873
265 km or 165 mi	Jubail	$930
282 km or 175 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
300 km or 187 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2514
388 km or 241 mi	Sharjah	$1419
397 km or 247 mi	Ajman	$2521
405 km or 252 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
409 km or 254 mi	Jahrom	$530
414 km or 257 mi	Bushehr	$453
442 km or 275 mi	Borazjan	$477
442 km or 275 mi	Al Ain	$1449
455 km or 283 mi	Fasa	$529
466 km or 289 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
480 km or 298 mi	Kazerun	$503
483 km or 300 mi	Fujairah	$1228
489 km or 304 mi	Shiraz	$553
491 km or 305 mi	Riyadh	$1627
515 km or 320 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
516 km or 320 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
524 km or 325 mi	Marvdasht	$530
573 km or 356 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
597 km or 371 mi	Yasuj	$463
601 km or 374 mi	Al-Faw	$730
602 km or 374 mi	Behbahan	$483
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$534
628 km or 390 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
635 km or 394 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
644 km or 400 mi	Abadan	$549
659 km or 409 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
663 km or 412 mi	Nizwa	$792
679 km or 422 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
683 km or 424 mi	Basra	$889

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2164
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2178
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2210
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2215
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2222
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2169
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2416
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2241
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2148
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2188
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2220
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2022
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2011
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$943
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1697
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2136
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1862
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1981
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1719
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$944
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$748
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1993
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1900
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2279
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2216
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2770
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2240
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2094
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1828
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2177
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2154