Doha vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Doha	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2014	$1930
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4398	$4538
🏠 One person rent	$1360	$1129
🏘️ Family rent	$2333	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$406	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2972	$3744
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	41	33
😀 Quality of life	84	84
🏙️ Population	1.19M	543K

The cost of living in Doha is 4% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 1994th and 2278th ($2014 vs $1930) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1724th 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 1.5 months in Doha compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Tucson ranked 164th in the United States, while ranked 537th and 490th 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	$8.75	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.5	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$6.17	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1589	$1140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1123	$876
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2901	$1996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1972	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.8	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.8	$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.02%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4680	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3108	$2502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.57	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.08	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.56	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.07	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.84	$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$136	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$92.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.54	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.9	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$769	$1109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11285	$15659

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2110
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$776
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2444
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2227
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2396
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2381
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2298
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2435
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2357
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2359
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2338
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1961
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2345
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2324
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2312
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$890
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2316
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1764
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1919
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2798
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2190