Doha vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Doha	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2014	$2701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4398	$6534
🏠 One person rent	$1360	$1660
🏘️ Family rent	$2333	$2910
🍽️ Food expenses	$406	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$228
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2972	$4686
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	41	92
😀 Quality of life	84	96
🏙️ Population	1.19M	548K

The cost of living in Doha is 25% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 1994th and 570th ($2014 vs $2701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Qatar and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Qatar vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Doha compared to 1.7 months in The Hague. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 537th and 7th 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	$8.75	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.5	$95.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$6.17	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$3.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1589	$1617
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1123	$1422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2901	$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1972	$2545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.8	$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.8	$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.02%	3.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4680	$6522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3108	$4901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$3.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.57	$2.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.08	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$5.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$4.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.56	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.07	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.84	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$136	$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.54	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.9	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$769	$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11285	$13755

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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 The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2389
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2348
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2822
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3203
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2669
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2636
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2457
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2223
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2206
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2383
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2440
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2471
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2338
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2340
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2721
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2132
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1848
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1512
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2360
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2172
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1730
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1857
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1849
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2409
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1734