Doha vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Doha	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2014	$2392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4398	$5464
🏠 One person rent	$1360	$1512
🏘️ Family rent	$2333	$2536
🍽️ Food expenses	$406	$610
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2972	$4175
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	41	74
😀 Quality of life	84	88
🏙️ Population	1.19M	459K

The cost of living in Doha is 16% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 1994th and 1097th ($2014 vs $2392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 940th 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 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Virginia Beach ranked 88th in the United States, while ranked 537th and 304th 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	$8.75	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.5	$90.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$6.17	$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1589	$1635
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1123	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2901	$2879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1972	$2143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.8	$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.8	$64.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.02%	6.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4680	$2291
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3108	$2286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.57	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.08	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$3.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$5.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$6.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.56	$9.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.07	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.84	$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$136	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.54	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.9	$61.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$769	$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11285	$15986

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2385
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2335
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2354
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2703
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2233
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2367
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2065
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2385
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2378
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2379
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1944
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2057
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2372
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2003
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2522
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1847
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2111
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2088
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2588
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1969
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2877
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2379
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2951
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2544
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3306
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3030
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2453
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2818
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2777
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2619
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3292
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2763