Doha vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Doha	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1810	$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4093	$8354
🏠 One person rent	$1170	$2553
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$4614
🍽️ Food expenses	$407	$756
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3747	$6972
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	45	87
😀 Quality of life	80	93
🏙️ Population	1.19M	1.01M

The cost of living in Doha is 51% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 2461st and 13th ($1810 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th 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 2.1 months in Doha compared to 1.9 months in San Jose, United States. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 501st and 57th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs San Jose, United States

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	Doha	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.21	$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.6	$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.68	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.5	$9.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1374	$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$912	$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2598	$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.3	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88.9	$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.74%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4584	$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3277	$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.03	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.89	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.96	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.86	$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.4	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.64	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.9	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$798	$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11230	$23974

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Cities near Doha

Distance	City	Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi	Al Khor	$1719
135 km or 84 mi	Riffa	$1218
138 km or 86 mi	Isa Town	$1226
139 km or 87 mi	Manama	$1267
175 km or 109 mi	Dhahran	$870
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
191 km or 119 mi	Dammam	$989
236 km or 147 mi	Qatif	$878
265 km or 165 mi	Jubail	$928
282 km or 175 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
300 km or 187 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2309
388 km or 241 mi	Sharjah	$1503
397 km or 247 mi	Ajman	$2084
405 km or 252 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
409 km or 254 mi	Jahrom	$561
414 km or 257 mi	Bushehr	$548
442 km or 275 mi	Borazjan	$541
442 km or 275 mi	Al Ain	$1050
455 km or 283 mi	Fasa	$556
466 km or 289 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
480 km or 298 mi	Kazerun	$537
483 km or 300 mi	Fujairah	$1232
489 km or 304 mi	Shiraz	$558
491 km or 305 mi	Riyadh	$1586
515 km or 320 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
516 km or 320 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
524 km or 325 mi	Marvdasht	$546
573 km or 356 mi	Kuwait City	$1457
597 km or 371 mi	Yasuj	$489
601 km or 374 mi	Al-Faw	$713
602 km or 374 mi	Behbahan	$507
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$520
628 km or 390 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
635 km or 394 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
644 km or 400 mi	Abadan	$557
659 km or 409 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
663 km or 412 mi	Nizwa	$786
679 km or 422 mi	Az Zubayr	$705
683 km or 424 mi	Basra	$879

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2799
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3305
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3220
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3085
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3159
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3010
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2986
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3442
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3118
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3085
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3527
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3804
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3473
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2981
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3672
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3023
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3293
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2851
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3224
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2922
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3196
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3274
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2250
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3146