Doha vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Doha	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2014	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4398	$3949
🏠 One person rent	$1360	$1040
🏘️ Family rent	$2333	$1718
🍽️ Food expenses	$406	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2972	$1578
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	41	19
😀 Quality of life	84	67
🏙️ Population	1.19M	955K

The cost of living in Doha is 13% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 1994th and 2952nd ($2014 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Qatar and Spain, respectively. Check Qatar vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Doha compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Tenerife ranked 79th in Spain, while ranked 537th and 4756th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Tenerife

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	Doha	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.75	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.5	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$6.17	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1589	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1123	$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2901	$1884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1972	$1498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$71.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.8	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.8	$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.02%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4680	$4092
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3108	$2841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$41.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.57	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.08	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.56	$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.07	$8.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.84	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$136	$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$83.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.54	$13.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.9	$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$769	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11285	$6610

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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 Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1694
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1697
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1388
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$635
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1628
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1682
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1622
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1627
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1629
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$617
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$647
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$599
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$692
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$539
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$769
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$558
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$513
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$732
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$482
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$671
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$773
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$598
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$659
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$612
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$589
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1772
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1432
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1510
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1545
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1979
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1471
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1581
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1490