Doha vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Doha	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1872	$2042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4426	$4753
🏠 One person rent	$1210	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$2321	$2062
🍽️ Food expenses	$409	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$77.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3462	$3815
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	45	33
😀 Quality of life	79	80
🏙️ Population	1.19M	543K

The cost of living in Doha is 8% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 2137th and 1697th ($1872 vs $2042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1492nd 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 1.8 months in Doha compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Tucson ranked 103rd in the United States, while ranked 501st and 441st 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	$7.62	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.41	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.2	$5.94
☕ Cappuccino	$5.62	$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1462	$1123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$915	$931
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2886	$2062
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1882	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$73.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.18%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5109	$2528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4264	$2445
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.3	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.56	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.35	$9.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.77	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.06	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$114	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.6	$93.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.8	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.4	$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$754	$1059
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10518	$15695

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Cities near Doha

Distance	City	Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi	Al Khor	$1810
135 km or 84 mi	Riffa	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Isa Town	$1327
139 km or 87 mi	Manama	$1375
175 km or 109 mi	Dhahran	$959
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$768
191 km or 119 mi	Dammam	$1005
236 km or 147 mi	Qatif	$868
265 km or 165 mi	Jubail	$910
282 km or 175 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1673
300 km or 187 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1936
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2229
388 km or 241 mi	Sharjah	$1612
397 km or 247 mi	Ajman	$1841
405 km or 252 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1577
409 km or 254 mi	Jahrom	$798
414 km or 257 mi	Bushehr	$646
442 km or 275 mi	Borazjan	$621
442 km or 275 mi	Al Ain	$1132
455 km or 283 mi	Fasa	$890
466 km or 289 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1584
480 km or 298 mi	Kazerun	$606
483 km or 300 mi	Fujairah	$1191
489 km or 304 mi	Shiraz	$606
491 km or 305 mi	Riyadh	$1642
515 km or 320 mi	Al Wafrah	$1256
516 km or 320 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
524 km or 325 mi	Marvdasht	$604
573 km or 356 mi	Kuwait City	$1424
597 km or 371 mi	Yasuj	$561
601 km or 374 mi	Al-Faw	$710
602 km or 374 mi	Behbahan	$541
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$604
628 km or 390 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$544
635 km or 394 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
644 km or 400 mi	Abadan	$543
659 km or 409 mi	Khorramshahr	$540
663 km or 412 mi	Nizwa	$787
679 km or 422 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
683 km or 424 mi	Basra	$875

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2078
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2096
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2105
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2076
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2043
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1777
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$874
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2324
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2341
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2368
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2414
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2340
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2427
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2392
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2425
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$881
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2381
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2459
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2390
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2485
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2428
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$2339
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2405
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2379
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2315
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$865
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2347
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2244
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2275
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2004
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$914
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$932
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1828
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$953
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1941
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2692
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1567
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2123
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2066