Doha vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2100
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4575
$933
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$2453
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$429
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$267
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
41
40
😀 Quality of life
83
60
🏙️ Population
1.19M
5.94M

The cost of living in Doha is 217% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 1744th and 7534th ($2100 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Qatar and India, respectively. Check Qatar vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Doha compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Surat ranked 17th in India, while ranked 513th and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Surat

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Doha Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.8
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.16
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$5.59
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1799
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3302
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.1
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.4
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.5
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.92%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4178
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2669
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.63
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$130
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$762
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10635
$877

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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
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$267
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$273
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$358
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$350
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$717
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$273
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$256
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$282
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$308
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$335
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$309
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$298