Doha vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Doha	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2014	$1876
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4398	$4580
🏠 One person rent	$1360	$1049
🏘️ Family rent	$2333	$1773
🍽️ Food expenses	$406	$590
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$72.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2972	$3336
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	41	52
😀 Quality of life	84	85
🏙️ Population	1.19M	413K

The cost of living in Doha is 7% more expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 1994th and 2537th ($2014 vs $1876) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1834th 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 1.8 months in Tulsa. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Tulsa ranked 143rd in the United States, while ranked 537th and 448th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Tulsa

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	Doha	Tulsa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.75	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.5	$70.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$6.17	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1589	$1050
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1123	$793
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2901	$1726
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1972	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.8	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.8	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.02%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4680	$1841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3108	$1682
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$45.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.57	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.08	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$3.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$5.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$4.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.56	$9.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.07	$6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.84	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$136	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$99.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.54	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.9	$69.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$769	$1187
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11285	$25512

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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 Tulsa

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Broken Arrow	$1884
20 km or 12 mi	Bixby	$1894
20 km or 13 mi	Owasso	$1833
21 km or 13 mi	Sapulpa	$1903
36 km or 22 mi	Claremore	$1842
67 km or 41 mi	Muskogee	$1536
69 km or 43 mi	Bartlesville	$1762
102 km or 63 mi	Stillwater	$1850
120 km or 75 mi	Ponca	$1571
126 km or 78 mi	Siloam Springs	$2034
126 km or 78 mi	Shawnee	$1865
146 km or 91 mi	Edmond	$1758
150 km or 93 mi	Midwest	$1941
154 km or 96 mi	Bella Vista	$2090
156 km or 97 mi	Del	$1955
157 km or 97 mi	Bentonville	$2143
160 km or 99 mi	Fayetteville	$2001
161 km or 100 mi	Springdale	$2021
161 km or 100 mi	Oklahoma City	$1922
163 km or 101 mi	Van Buren	$1744
163 km or 101 mi	Rogers	$1782
165 km or 103 mi	Joplin	$1825
166 km or 103 mi	Fort Smith	$1557
167 km or 104 mi	Moore	$2011
168 km or 104 mi	Norman	$2039
177 km or 110 mi	Enid	$1838
178 km or 110 mi	Yukon	$1883
180 km or 112 mi	Pittsburg	$1914
181 km or 112 mi	Mustang	$1947
197 km or 122 mi	Derby	$1860
213 km or 132 mi	Wichita	$1820
242 km or 151 mi	Ardmore	$1860
247 km or 153 mi	Branson	$1654
247 km or 153 mi	Newton	$1739
254 km or 158 mi	Emporia	$1358
256 km or 159 mi	Duncan	$1853
257 km or 159 mi	Nixa	$1541
264 km or 164 mi	Springfield	$1276
270 km or 168 mi	Russellville	$1421
271 km or 168 mi	Denison	$2214