Doha vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Doha	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$2491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4575	$6085
🏠 One person rent	$1424	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$2453	$2619
🍽️ Food expenses	$429	$634
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3086	$4456
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	41	92
😀 Quality of life	83	96
🏙️ Population	1.19M	548K

The cost of living in Doha is 16% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 1744th and 901st ($2100 vs $2491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 1.8 months in The Hague. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 513th and 10th 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	$10.1	$21.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.8	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.16	$15.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.5	$6.97
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$4.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$4.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1799	$1507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1146	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3302	$2710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$2213
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.1	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.4	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$89.5	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.92%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4178	$6520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2669	$4705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.6	$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$2.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.13	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.91	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$4.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$6.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.16	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.63	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.91	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$130	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.8	$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.1	$98.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$2623
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10635	$12462

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Cities near Doha

Distance	City	Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi	Al Khor	$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

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2424
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2389
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2659
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2755
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3165
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2608
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2564
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2407
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2185
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2112
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2296
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2399
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2460
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2283
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2247
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2662
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2111
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$2053
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1477
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2341
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2148
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1739
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1834
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1829
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2353
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1688