Doha vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Doha	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1810	$3168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4093	$7320
🏠 One person rent	$1170	$2164
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$4039
🍽️ Food expenses	$407	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$273
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3747	$4523
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	45	89
😀 Quality of life	80	97
🏙️ Population	1.19M	5.87M

The cost of living in Doha is 43% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 2461st and 81st ($1810 vs $3168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Qatar and Singapore, respectively. Check Qatar vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Doha compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 501st and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Singapore City

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	Doha	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.21	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.6	$64.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.68	$7.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.5	$8.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1374	$2514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$912	$1898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2598	$5063
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$3531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.3	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88.9	$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.74%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4584	$21434
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3277	$7782
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$82.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$2.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.03	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$4.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$4.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$28.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.89	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.96	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.86	$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$4.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.4	$72.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.64	$27.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.9	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$798	$1202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11230	$28407

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2852
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$709
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$604
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$745
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$750
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$752
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$699
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$630
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$585
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$590
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$518
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$571
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$617
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$732
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$687
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$499
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$729
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$579
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$950
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$670
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$420
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$624
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$759
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$441
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$459
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$530
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$671
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$669
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$637