Doha vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Doha	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1810	$2094
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4093	$5008
🏠 One person rent	$1170	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$2171
🍽️ Food expenses	$407	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3747	$3950
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	45	93
😀 Quality of life	80	95
🏙️ Population	1.19M	548K

The cost of living in Doha is 14% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 2461st and 1613th ($1810 vs $2094) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Qatar and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Qatar vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Doha compared to 1.9 months in The Hague. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 501st and 35th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs The Hague

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	Doha	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.21	$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.6	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.68	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.5	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1374	$1339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$912	$1020
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2598	$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$1799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.3	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88.9	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.74%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4584	$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3277	$3777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$4.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$71.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$25.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.03	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$7.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.89	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.96	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.86	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.4	$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.64	$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$89.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.9	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$798	$2052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11230	$9165

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Cities near Doha

Distance	City	Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi	Al Khor	$1719
135 km or 84 mi	Riffa	$1218
138 km or 86 mi	Isa Town	$1226
139 km or 87 mi	Manama	$1267
175 km or 109 mi	Dhahran	$870
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
191 km or 119 mi	Dammam	$989
236 km or 147 mi	Qatif	$878
265 km or 165 mi	Jubail	$928
282 km or 175 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
300 km or 187 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2309
388 km or 241 mi	Sharjah	$1503
397 km or 247 mi	Ajman	$2084
405 km or 252 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
409 km or 254 mi	Jahrom	$561
414 km or 257 mi	Bushehr	$548
442 km or 275 mi	Borazjan	$541
442 km or 275 mi	Al Ain	$1050
455 km or 283 mi	Fasa	$556
466 km or 289 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
480 km or 298 mi	Kazerun	$537
483 km or 300 mi	Fujairah	$1232
489 km or 304 mi	Shiraz	$558
491 km or 305 mi	Riyadh	$1586
515 km or 320 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
516 km or 320 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
524 km or 325 mi	Marvdasht	$546
573 km or 356 mi	Kuwait City	$1457
597 km or 371 mi	Yasuj	$489
601 km or 374 mi	Al-Faw	$713
602 km or 374 mi	Behbahan	$507
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$520
628 km or 390 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
635 km or 394 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
644 km or 400 mi	Abadan	$557
659 km or 409 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
663 km or 412 mi	Nizwa	$786
679 km or 422 mi	Az Zubayr	$705
683 km or 424 mi	Basra	$879

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1991
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2228
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2373
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2184
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2180
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2375
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2064
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1750
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2076
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2046
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1865
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$1968
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1782
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1412
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$1831
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1762
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1709
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1921
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1611