Cost of Living in Doha, 🇶🇦 Qatar - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Oct 25, 2026 Last changed Oct 31, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing 1 2 26 $2,198 $1,631 $2,355 $1,150 $118

Utilities 2 — $105 $124 $87 —

Internet & Mobile 10 11 12 $131 $141 $183 $141 $5

Groceries 2 3 4 5 6 $245 $493 $1,071 $429 $12

Transportation 2 7 8 9 25 $165 $165 $410 $43 $35

Dining Out 2 19 20 $670 $340 $480 $109 $72

Leisure Activities 18 22 15 $250 $190 $2,070 $68 $45

Health Insurance 14 17 $63 $137 $412 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 16 — — — — —

Total $3,722 $3,202 $7,105 $2,027 $289

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 2 26 $1,150.27 $824 – $1,631 per month

Coworking Space 13 $314.29 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 1 2 $2,198.00 $1,923 – $2,747 per month

Coliving Space 1 2 $1,373.63 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 24 $4.12 per cup

Beer 21 $12.36 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 2 20 $8.24 per meal

Fast Food Combo 2 19 $7.14 per meal

Apples 2 6 $2.09 per kg

Bread 2 $1.52 per loaf

Milk 3 2 $2.20 per liter

Rice 6 $0.98 per kg

Chicken Fillets 4 $4.40 per kg

Beef 5 $17.79 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 2 26 $24.73 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 2 $54.95 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 6 $0.58 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 7 $1.10 $1 – $7 per trip

Taxi per km 7 $0.44 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 2 8 9 $32.97 per month

Gasoline 25 $0.57 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 7 $3.30 per trip

Scooter Rental 27 $12.00 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 10 11 $41.21 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 12 $100.27 per month

Gym Membership 22 $82.42 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 2 $31.04 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 10 11 $20.60 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 18 $12.36 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 28 26 $68.62 per pair

Summer Dress 29 $54.46 per dress

Running Shoes 30 $103.02 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 20 $9.62 per visit

Laundry 20 $9.62 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 23 $13.74 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 6 $6.03 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Oct 25, 2026
Last changed: Oct 31, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 3.64 QAR on Oct 19, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Hanoi, Dubai, London, Zurich

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Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1923.08 2198
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 961.54 1150.27
- Apples 2.2 2.09
- Beef 12.36 17.79
- Beer 10.99 12.36
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- Bread 1.37 1.52
- Chicken Fillets 8.24 4.4
- Cinema Ticket 13.74 12.36
- Coffee 4.95 4.12
- Coliving Space 1098.9 1373.63
- Coworking Space 329.67 314.29
- Dining Out local 137.36, nomad 686.81, expat 329.67, family 412.09, tourist 68.68 local 109, nomad 670, expat 340, family 480, tourist 72
- Doctor Visit (GP) 54.95 13.74
- Fast Food Combo 8.24 7.14
- Gasoline 0.58 0.57
- Groceries local 329.67, nomad 109.89, expat 412.09, family 824.18, tourist 0 local 429, nomad 245, expat 493, family 1071, tourist 12
- Gym Membership 96.15 82.42
- Haircut 16.48 9.62
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 82.42, expat 137.36, family 412.09 local 0, nomad 62.72, expat 137, family 412, tourist 2.26
- Housing local 686.81, nomad 1510.99, expat 1236.26, family 1923.08, tourist 96.15 local 1150.27, nomad 2198, expat 1631.32, family 2355.49, tourist 118
- Internet & Mobile local 68.68, nomad 96.15, expat 82.42, family 109.89, tourist 8.24 local 141.48, nomad 131, family 182.69, tourist 5
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 96.15 100.27
- Jeans 68.68 68.62
- Laundry 8.24 9.62
- Leisure Activities local 54.95, nomad 219.78, expat 164.84, family 274.73, tourist 41.21 local 68, nomad 250, expat 190, family 2070, tourist 45
- Meal (Inexpensive) 9.62 8.24
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 68.68 54.95
- Milk 1.92 2.2
- Monthly Transport Pass 54.95 32.97
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 10.99 6.03
- Rice 1.65 0.98
- Ride-hailing (5km) 6.87 3.3
- Running Shoes 109.89 103.02
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 13.74 20.6
- Scooter Rental 32.97 12
- Summer Dress 54.95 54.46
- Taxi Start 2.75 1.1
- Taxi per km 0.69 0.44
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 27.47 31.04
- Transportation local 82.42, nomad 164.84, expat 137.36, family 329.67, tourist 27.47 local 43, nomad 165, expat 165, family 410, tourist 35
- Utilities local 109.89, nomad 0, expat 164.84, family 219.78, tourist 0 local 87.09, nomad 0, expat 104.51, family 123.63, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 54.95, expat 82.42, family 137.36 0
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.55 0.58
- Wine (Mid-range) 21.98 24.73
Jeans, Summer Dress and Running Shoes re-sourced to Namshi and Sun & Sand Sports listings (namshi.com, namshi.com, en-qa.sssports.com).

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