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

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Doha San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1849
$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4110
$8290
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$2795
🏘️ Family rent
$2063
$4452
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$775
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$5915
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
44
87
😀 Quality of life
82
93
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.01M

The cost of living in Doha is 53% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 2509th and 6th ($1849 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.5 months in San Jose, United States. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs San Jose, United States ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 608th and 88th among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$9.08
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1391
$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$974
$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2548
$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1715
$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$84.5
$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5456
$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3618
$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.26
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$118
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$176
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$825
$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11426
$22302

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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 Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2942
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3426
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3415
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3182
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3765
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3130
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3328
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3133
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3333
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3359
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3045
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3890
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3719
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3382
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3462
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$2955
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3089
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3748
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3553
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3634
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2826
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3070
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2810
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3756
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2957
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3071
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3317
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2850
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3285
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3818
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3230
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3255
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2114
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3227
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3254