Doha vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Doha	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1779	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4033	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$1140	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$2017	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$408	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3416	$7242
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	45	81
😀 Quality of life	80	98
🏙️ Population	1.19M	449K

The cost of living in Doha is 46% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 2449th and 59th ($1779 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Qatar and Switzerland, respectively. Check Qatar vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Doha compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 562nd and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Zurich

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	Doha	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.28	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.4	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1393	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$888	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2490	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1664	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.3	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.84%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4779	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3550	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.3	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.57	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.87	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.11	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.92	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.7	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.1	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$770	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11200	$29610

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Cities near Doha

Distance	City	Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi	Al Khor	$1709
135 km or 84 mi	Riffa	$1223
138 km or 86 mi	Isa Town	$1243
139 km or 87 mi	Manama	$1280
175 km or 109 mi	Dhahran	$1068
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
191 km or 119 mi	Dammam	$1056
236 km or 147 mi	Qatif	$897
265 km or 165 mi	Jubail	$901
282 km or 175 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
300 km or 187 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2379
388 km or 241 mi	Sharjah	$1494
397 km or 247 mi	Ajman	$2240
405 km or 252 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
409 km or 254 mi	Jahrom	$547
414 km or 257 mi	Bushehr	$551
442 km or 275 mi	Borazjan	$546
442 km or 275 mi	Al Ain	$1844
455 km or 283 mi	Fasa	$548
466 km or 289 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
480 km or 298 mi	Kazerun	$557
483 km or 300 mi	Fujairah	$1239
489 km or 304 mi	Shiraz	$589
491 km or 305 mi	Riyadh	$1637
515 km or 320 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
516 km or 320 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
524 km or 325 mi	Marvdasht	$563
573 km or 356 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
597 km or 371 mi	Yasuj	$529
601 km or 374 mi	Al-Faw	$736
602 km or 374 mi	Behbahan	$536
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$514
628 km or 390 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
635 km or 394 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
644 km or 400 mi	Abadan	$547
659 km or 409 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
663 km or 412 mi	Nizwa	$780
679 km or 422 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
683 km or 424 mi	Basra	$904

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3234
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717