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San Jose vs. Doha Cost of Living Summary

San Jose is 32.4% more expensive than Doha.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in San Jose
Groceries: pay 81.4% more in San Jose
Transportation: pay 54.9% more in San Jose
Housing: pay 31.4% less in San Jose
Childcare: pay 8.8% less in San Jose
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.9% less in San Jose
Clothing: pay 5.8% more in San Jose

The cost of restaurants, groceries, transportation, and clothing in San Jose are more expensive than in Doha. Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, and childcare are lower in San Jose. Notably, restaurants and groceries are significantly more expensive in San Jose.

San Jose vs. Doha Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Jose instead of Doha, you would:

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Doha	San Jose
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.24 QAR29.94	$9.95 CRC4,947.81	+20.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 QAR25.95	$9.91 CRC4,924.29	+38.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 QAR3.19	$2.06 CRC1,022.01	+134.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 QAR1.08	$1.67 CRC831.76	+462.3%
Average			+164.0%

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pay 81.4% more for groceries

	Doha	San Jose
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 QAR5.51	$2.64 CRC1,311.09	+73.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 QAR20.25	$4.95 CRC2,462.15	-11.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.92 QAR28.77	$7.78 CRC3,868.62	-1.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.51 QAR9.13	$2.88 CRC1,429.67	+14.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.51 QAR12.75	$3.97 CRC1,971.17	+13.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.95 QAR3.44	$1.94 CRC963.65	+105.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 QAR2.63	$0.65 CRC324.89	-9.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 QAR2.66	$1.95 CRC967.90	+165.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 QAR2.35	$1.58 CRC786.24	+145.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 QAR1.77	$1.55 CRC768.91	+216.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 QAR1.83	$1.43 CRC711.41	+184.0%
Average			+81.4%

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pay 54.9% more for transportation

	Doha	San Jose
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.15 QAR7.80	$5.39 CRC2,678.58	+150.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.46 QAR99.79	$41.21 CRC20,485.06	+50.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,456.90 QAR99,792.70	$37,640.45 CRC18,712,315.88	+37.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.77 QAR71.85	$16.12 CRC8,011.83	-18.5%
Average			+54.9%

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pay 31.4% less for housing

	Doha	San Jose
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$87.14 QAR316.72	$58.88 CRC29,268.77	-32.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,630.25 QAR5,925.19	$891.63 CRC443,258.89	-45.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,149.49 QAR4,177.86	$560.77 CRC278,778.03	-51.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.60 QAR242.04	$68.88 CRC34,242.87	+3.4%
Average			-31.4%

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pay 8.8% less for childcare

	Doha	San Jose
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$836.08 QAR3,038.77	$600.27 CRC298,412.20	-28.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,413.33 QAR41,482.01	$12,608.22 CRC6,267,964.49	+10.5%
Average			-8.8%

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pay 38.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Doha	San Jose
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.98 QAR39.92	$2.67 CRC1,329.56	-75.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.15 QAR18.73	$3.85 CRC1,915.58	-25.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.45 QAR23.45	$5.15 CRC2,560.63	-20.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$121.52 QAR441.68	$55.98 CRC27,831.01	-53.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.36 QAR44.91	$9.91 CRC4,924.29	-19.8%
Average			-38.9%

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pay 5.8% more for clothing

	Doha	San Jose
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.08 QAR229.27	$61.74 CRC30,694.76	-2.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.90 QAR203.17	$51.32 CRC25,512.74	-8.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.01 QAR374.39	$120.28 CRC59,794.99	+16.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.59 QAR332.87	$106.98 CRC53,182.37	+16.8%
Average			+5.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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