Doha vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1872
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4426
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$1210
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$2321
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$409
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3462
$411
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
45
40
😀 Quality of life
79
51
🏙️ Population
1.19M
5.94M

The cost of living in Doha is 131% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 2137th and 6358th ($1872 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Qatar and India, respectively. Check Qatar vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Doha compared to 0.5 months in Surat. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 501st and 6236th among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.62
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.41
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.2
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$5.62
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1462
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2886
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1882
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5109
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$2.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.35
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.8
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$754
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10518
$1785

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1810
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1285
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1327
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1375
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$959
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1005
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$868
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$910
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1612
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$1841
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$798
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$646
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$621
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1132
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$890
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$606
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1191
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$606
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1642
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$604
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1424
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$561
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$710
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$541
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$543
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$540
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$787
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$875

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$301
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$370
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$361