Doha real estate market — prices, rental yield and trend

• Gross rental yield: 3.58%
• Net rental yield: 3.58%
• Transaction cost: 4.3%
• Price basis: local-market average

Doha is one of the 314 property markets Glopra tracks.

What a buyer pays in Doha

Buying costs — transfer tax or stamp duty, notary, registration and agency — come to about 4.3% of the price here. That is below the 9.6% median across the set, which shortens the time it takes for a purchase to break even.

What it earns

The typical home here lets for about $1,920 a month against a purchase price of $644,400, which is 3.6% gross before tax. Neither figure is quoted per square metre in this market, but both come from the same source, so the ratio between them holds. It ranks 266th of 311 markets by gross yield. Rental income is not taxed, so the net yield is the same 3.6% — a rarity in this set, and a large part of why the market draws foreign money.

How the tax works. 0%: under Income Tax Law 24/2018 rent received by an individual is not taxable when that person carries on no taxable activity in Qatar, and letting one home long-term is not such an activity; there is no municipal or housing levy on residential rent either. A non-resident's gain on selling property may be taxed at 10% — that concerns the sale, not the rent. Source: PwC Qatar.

Who can buy in Doha

Freehold in designated zones; 99-year lease elsewhere. That is the rule a foreign buyer meets first, not legal advice — check the current position locally before you commit.

How this figure is built

The price figure for Doha is built from asking prices from listings. It was last refreshed on 2026-10-17. We rate our confidence in this market’s data medium: the series is usable, but thinner or less current than our best-covered markets. We recompute every market the same way, which is what lets Doha be compared with a country average or another city.

Sources: Global Property Guide Qatar rental yields (Doha all locations, 2-bedroom, Sep 2026 update) · globalpropertyguide.com. Snapshot: 2026-10-17.