Doha vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Doha	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1810	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4093	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$1170	$1387
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$2472
🍽️ Food expenses	$407	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3747	$4493
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	45	75
😀 Quality of life	80	89
🏙️ Population	1.19M	459K

The cost of living in Doha is 19% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 2461st and 1277th ($1810 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1122nd 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 2.1 months in Doha compared to 2 months in Virginia Beach. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Virginia Beach ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 501st and 186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Virginia Beach

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	Doha	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.21	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.6	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.68	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.5	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1374	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$912	$1145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2598	$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.3	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88.9	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.74%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4584	$3108
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3277	$2664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.03	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$7.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.89	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.96	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.86	$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.4	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.64	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.9	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$798	$1204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11230	$18476

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Cities near Doha

Distance	City	Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi	Al Khor	$1719
135 km or 84 mi	Riffa	$1218
138 km or 86 mi	Isa Town	$1226
139 km or 87 mi	Manama	$1267
175 km or 109 mi	Dhahran	$870
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
191 km or 119 mi	Dammam	$989
236 km or 147 mi	Qatif	$878
265 km or 165 mi	Jubail	$928
282 km or 175 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
300 km or 187 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2309
388 km or 241 mi	Sharjah	$1503
397 km or 247 mi	Ajman	$2084
405 km or 252 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
409 km or 254 mi	Jahrom	$561
414 km or 257 mi	Bushehr	$548
442 km or 275 mi	Borazjan	$541
442 km or 275 mi	Al Ain	$1050
455 km or 283 mi	Fasa	$556
466 km or 289 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
480 km or 298 mi	Kazerun	$537
483 km or 300 mi	Fujairah	$1232
489 km or 304 mi	Shiraz	$558
491 km or 305 mi	Riyadh	$1586
515 km or 320 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
516 km or 320 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
524 km or 325 mi	Marvdasht	$546
573 km or 356 mi	Kuwait City	$1457
597 km or 371 mi	Yasuj	$489
601 km or 374 mi	Al-Faw	$713
602 km or 374 mi	Behbahan	$507
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$520
628 km or 390 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
635 km or 394 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
644 km or 400 mi	Abadan	$557
659 km or 409 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
663 km or 412 mi	Nizwa	$786
679 km or 422 mi	Az Zubayr	$705
683 km or 424 mi	Basra	$879

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2794
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2202
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2482
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2445
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2217
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2358
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2088
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2295
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2299
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2270
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2108
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2026
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2057
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2575
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1917
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2141
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2060
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2504
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2022
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2279
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2917
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2417
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3139
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2890
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2599
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2777
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2537
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2577
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3236
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2701