Doha vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2100
$3105
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4575
$7072
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$2101
🏘️ Family rent
$2453
$3780
🍽️ Food expenses
$429
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$284
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$4276
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
41
89
😀 Quality of life
83
97
🏙️ Population
1.19M
5.87M

The cost of living in Doha is 32% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 1744th and 165th ($2100 vs $3105) 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 1.5 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 513th 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
$10.1
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.8
$54.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.16
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$8.25
☕ Cappuccino
$5.59
$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1799
$2576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$1821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3302
$4755
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.1
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.4
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.5
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.92%
2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4178
$23858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2669
$7397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$94.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$2.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$2.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$26.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$29.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$4.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.63
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$10.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$4.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$130
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$762
$1438
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10635
$27027

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Bukit Merah
$2823
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$843
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$501
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$717
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$737
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$759
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$707
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$617
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$488
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$466
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$576
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$610
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$654
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$798
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$741
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$417
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$743
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$621
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$678
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$794
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$677
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$371
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$555
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$422
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$393
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$531
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$422
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$438
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$720
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$428
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$762
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$637