Doha vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Doha	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1779	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4033	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$1140	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$2017	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$408	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3416	$4040
😷 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 42% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 2449th and 129th ($1779 vs $3059) 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 1.9 months in Doha compared to 1.3 months in Singapore City. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 562nd and 11th 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	$9.28	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.4	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1393	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$888	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2490	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1664	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.3	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.84%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4779	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3550	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.3	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.57	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.87	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.11	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.92	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.7	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.1	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$770	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11200	$27780

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Cities near Doha

Distance	City	Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi	Al Khor	$1709
135 km or 84 mi	Riffa	$1223
138 km or 86 mi	Isa Town	$1243
139 km or 87 mi	Manama	$1280
175 km or 109 mi	Dhahran	$1068
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
191 km or 119 mi	Dammam	$1056
236 km or 147 mi	Qatif	$897
265 km or 165 mi	Jubail	$901
282 km or 175 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
300 km or 187 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2379
388 km or 241 mi	Sharjah	$1494
397 km or 247 mi	Ajman	$2240
405 km or 252 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
409 km or 254 mi	Jahrom	$547
414 km or 257 mi	Bushehr	$551
442 km or 275 mi	Borazjan	$546
442 km or 275 mi	Al Ain	$1844
455 km or 283 mi	Fasa	$548
466 km or 289 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
480 km or 298 mi	Kazerun	$557
483 km or 300 mi	Fujairah	$1239
489 km or 304 mi	Shiraz	$589
491 km or 305 mi	Riyadh	$1637
515 km or 320 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
516 km or 320 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
524 km or 325 mi	Marvdasht	$563
573 km or 356 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
597 km or 371 mi	Yasuj	$529
601 km or 374 mi	Al-Faw	$736
602 km or 374 mi	Behbahan	$536
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$514
628 km or 390 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
635 km or 394 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
644 km or 400 mi	Abadan	$547
659 km or 409 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
663 km or 412 mi	Nizwa	$780
679 km or 422 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
683 km or 424 mi	Basra	$904

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605