Cost of living in Doha 2026
Typical rent, prices and the overall cost index for Doha, with quick comparisons to other cities.
Cost index (base New York = 100)
51.4
49% cheaper than New York
DohaUSD
1-bed apartment, centre 7,288 QAR $2,002
1-bed apartment, outside centre 4,605 QAR $1,265
3-bed apartment, centre 12,921 QAR $3,549
Room in shared flat 2,303 QAR $633
Buy price per m2 15,213 QAR $4,179
Living cost excl. rent 3,379 QAR $928
Typical net salary 11,570 QAR $3,178
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How we calculate and where the data comes from
Educational model, not financial, tax or relocation advice. Figures are estimates for 2026 and are rounded to ranges, never exact values. Our cost index is built from open data and adapted by CrawlJobs (aggregated and reweighted); it is not endorsed by the sources.
Sources: Eurostat (free reuse, Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), World Bank Open Data ICP (CC-BY-4.0), US BEA / HUD / Census (public domain), GeoNames (CC-BY-4.0). Source and product names are used for attribution only; no affiliation or endorsement is implied.