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

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Doha San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2100
$3957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4575
$8247
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$2805
🏘️ Family rent
$2453
$4446
🍽️ Food expenses
$429
$765
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$6139
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
41
87
😀 Quality of life
83
91
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.01M

The cost of living in Doha is 47% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 1744th and 8th ($2100 vs $3957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 Jose, United States. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs San Jose, United States ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 513th and 126th 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
$10.1
$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.8
$95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.16
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$9.09
☕ Cappuccino
$5.59
$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1799
$3010
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$2448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3302
$4541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$4005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.1
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.4
$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.5
$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.92%
6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4178
$8786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2669
$8977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$5.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$5.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.63
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$130
$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$128
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$762
$1815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10635
$23151

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$2015
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1062
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1218
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1340
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$965
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1059
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$778
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$917
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1543
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2356
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$494
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$454
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$457
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1455
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$497
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$471
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1173
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$505
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1628
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$485
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1437
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$459
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$703
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$469
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$522
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$509
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$797
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$694
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2928
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3345
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3387
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3194
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3808
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3172
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3616
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3234
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3356
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3357
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3075
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3728
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3582
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3357
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3486
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3073
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3029
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3698
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3577
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3588
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2822
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3088
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2822
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3797
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2968
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3043
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3310
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2848
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3276
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3873
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3261
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3559
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2088
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3252
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3273