Birmingham vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$1810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$4093
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$1170
🏘️ Family rent
$1902
$2067
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3394
$3747
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
45
😀 Quality of life
95
80
🏙️ Population
1.14M
1.19M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 13% more expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 1731st and 2461st ($2046 vs $1810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Qatar, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Qatar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 2.1 months in Doha. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 32nd and 501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$9.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$7.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$12.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$5.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$1374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2143
$2598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$1675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$88.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
5.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5216
$4584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$3277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$3.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$112
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1575
$798
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19729
$11230

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1869
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1838
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1818
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1827
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1748
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1797
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1799
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1771
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1743
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1717
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1799
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1695
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1849
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1799
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1819
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2050
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1572
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1750
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2205
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1896
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1760
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1680
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1855
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1803
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1560
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1666
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1898
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1817
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1845
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1755
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1755
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1869
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1865
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1780
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1711
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1813
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1944
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1755

Cities near Doha

Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1719
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1218
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1226
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1267
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$870
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$989
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$878
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1503
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2084
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$561
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$548
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$541
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1050
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$556
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$537
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1232
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$558
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1586
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$546
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1457
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$489
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$713
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$507
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$716
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$557
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$552
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$786
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$705
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$879