Doha vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Doha	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1849	$1940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4110	$4568
🏠 One person rent	$1204	$1141
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$1951
🍽️ Food expenses	$412	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3003	$3621
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	44	33
😀 Quality of life	82	82
🏙️ Population	1.19M	543K

The cost of living in Doha is 5% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 2509th and 2194th ($1849 vs $1940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1737th in Qatar and the United States, respectively. Check Qatar vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Doha compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Tucson ranked 202nd in the United States, while ranked 608th and 634th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Tucson

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	Doha	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.7	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.4	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.3	$5.9
☕ Cappuccino	$5.46	$5.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1391	$1121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$974	$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2548	$2011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1715	$1584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.9	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.7	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84.5	$62.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5456	$2738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3618	$2462
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$38.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.56	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$4.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.85	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.82	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.26	$3.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.94	$9.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.09	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$118	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$93.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$825	$1112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11426	$15639

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Cities near Doha

Distance	City	Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi	Al Khor	$1770
135 km or 84 mi	Riffa	$1201
138 km or 86 mi	Isa Town	$1230
139 km or 87 mi	Manama	$1237
175 km or 109 mi	Dhahran	$908
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
191 km or 119 mi	Dammam	$1008
236 km or 147 mi	Qatif	$873
265 km or 165 mi	Jubail	$930
282 km or 175 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
300 km or 187 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2514
388 km or 241 mi	Sharjah	$1419
397 km or 247 mi	Ajman	$2521
405 km or 252 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
409 km or 254 mi	Jahrom	$530
414 km or 257 mi	Bushehr	$453
442 km or 275 mi	Borazjan	$477
442 km or 275 mi	Al Ain	$1449
455 km or 283 mi	Fasa	$529
466 km or 289 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
480 km or 298 mi	Kazerun	$503
483 km or 300 mi	Fujairah	$1228
489 km or 304 mi	Shiraz	$553
491 km or 305 mi	Riyadh	$1627
515 km or 320 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
516 km or 320 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
524 km or 325 mi	Marvdasht	$530
573 km or 356 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
597 km or 371 mi	Yasuj	$463
601 km or 374 mi	Al-Faw	$730
602 km or 374 mi	Behbahan	$483
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$534
628 km or 390 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
635 km or 394 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
644 km or 400 mi	Abadan	$549
659 km or 409 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
663 km or 412 mi	Nizwa	$792
679 km or 422 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
683 km or 424 mi	Basra	$889

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2084
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2095
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$727
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2466
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2320
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2349
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2447
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2417
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2448
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2332
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2340
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2523
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2481
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1977
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2344
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2365
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2322
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$881
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2348
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$982
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$850
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1760
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$965
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1911
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2757
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2245