Doha vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Doha	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2014	$3507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4398	$7962
🏠 One person rent	$1360	$2395
🏘️ Family rent	$2333	$4150
🍽️ Food expenses	$406	$737
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2972	$5553
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	41	86
😀 Quality of life	84	91
🏙️ Population	1.19M	1.39M

The cost of living in Doha is 43% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 1994th and 50th ($2014 vs $3507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th 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 San Diego. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 537th and 137th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs San Diego

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	Doha	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.75	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.5	$86.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11	$8.74
☕ Cappuccino	$6.17	$6.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1589	$2519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1123	$2068
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2901	$4514
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1972	$3653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.8	$253
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.8	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.02%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4680	$8566
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3108	$6843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.57	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.08	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$4.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.56	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.07	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$9.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.84	$5.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$136	$62.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.54	$30.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.9	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$769	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11285	$26517

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3220
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3053
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2963
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2933
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3040
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1295
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2948
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2995
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3243
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1141
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1138
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3261
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2995
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3245
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2976
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3251
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2927
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2676
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2963
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3070
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3030
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2758
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3085
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2815
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3513
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3122
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2621
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$968
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2669
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3544
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3027
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2980
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3449
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2554
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2767
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2697
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2804