Doha vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Doha	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2014	$2237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4398	$5110
🏠 One person rent	$1360	$1348
🏘️ Family rent	$2333	$2367
🍽️ Food expenses	$406	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2972	$3072
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	41	79
😀 Quality of life	84	94
🏙️ Population	1.19M	568K

The cost of living in Doha is 10% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 1994th and 1407th ($2014 vs $2237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in Qatar and Canada, respectively. Check Qatar vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Doha compared to 1.4 months in Surrey. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Surrey ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 537th and 49th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Surrey

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	Doha	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.75	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.5	$73
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$6.17	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1589	$1369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1123	$1125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2901	$2438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1972	$2055
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.8	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.8	$62.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.02%	5.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4680	$9861
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3108	$8816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.57	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.08	$2.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$4.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$23.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.56	$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.07	$8.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.84	$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$136	$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$85.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.54	$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.9	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$769	$894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11285	$12497

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Cities near Doha

Distance	City	Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi	Al Khor	$1923
135 km or 84 mi	Riffa	$1109
138 km or 86 mi	Isa Town	$1192
139 km or 87 mi	Manama	$1309
175 km or 109 mi	Dhahran	$931
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
191 km or 119 mi	Dammam	$1037
236 km or 147 mi	Qatif	$823
265 km or 165 mi	Jubail	$928
282 km or 175 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
300 km or 187 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2420
388 km or 241 mi	Sharjah	$1473
397 km or 247 mi	Ajman	$2183
405 km or 252 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
409 km or 254 mi	Jahrom	$545
414 km or 257 mi	Bushehr	$465
442 km or 275 mi	Borazjan	$489
442 km or 275 mi	Al Ain	$1457
455 km or 283 mi	Fasa	$541
466 km or 289 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
480 km or 298 mi	Kazerun	$523
483 km or 300 mi	Fujairah	$1214
489 km or 304 mi	Shiraz	$565
491 km or 305 mi	Riyadh	$1632
515 km or 320 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
516 km or 320 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
524 km or 325 mi	Marvdasht	$547
573 km or 356 mi	Kuwait City	$1461
597 km or 371 mi	Yasuj	$487
601 km or 374 mi	Al-Faw	$707
602 km or 374 mi	Behbahan	$492
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$545
628 km or 390 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
635 km or 394 mi	Umm Qasr	$711
644 km or 400 mi	Abadan	$556
659 km or 409 mi	Khorramshahr	$551
663 km or 412 mi	Nizwa	$796
679 km or 422 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
683 km or 424 mi	Basra	$861

Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2457
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2361
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2054
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2540
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2240
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2526
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1865
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2190
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2173
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2128
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2470
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2710
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2628
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2641
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2739
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2778
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2737
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1872
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2702
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$3041
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3559
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3154
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2475
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3292
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2915
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2798