Birmingham vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Birmingham Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2204
$2100
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5203
$4575
🏠 One person rent
$1254
$1424
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$2453
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$429
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$3086
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
96
41
😀 Quality of life
95
83
🏙️ Population
1.14M
1.19M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 5% more expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 1471st and 1744th ($2204 vs $2100) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th 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 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 1.5 months in Doha. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 25th and 513th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Birmingham vs Doha

Prices for goods and services in Birmingham and Doha are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Birmingham Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.5
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.4
$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.68
$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.08
$12.5
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1251
$1799
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$940
$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2007
$3302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1484
$2017
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$58.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$314
$89.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45
$89.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
5.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5467
$4178
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4236
$2669
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.8
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.59
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$3.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21
$6.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.83
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.81
$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$130
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.2
$63.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1631
$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24178
$10635

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1959
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1914
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1894
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$2080
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1798
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1788
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1875
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1862
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1825
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1891
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1745
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1910
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1885
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1888
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$1971
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1756
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$2015
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2158
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1894
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1876
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1729
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1870
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1763
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1627
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1833
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1777
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1748
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1887
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1820
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1763
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1928
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1917
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1827
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1889
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1897
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1990
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1886

Cities near Doha

Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$2015
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1062
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1218
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1340
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$965
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1059
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$778
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$917
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1543
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2356
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$494
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$454
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$457
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1455
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$497
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$471
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1173
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$505
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1628
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$485
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1437
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$459
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$703
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$469
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$522
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$509
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$797
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$694
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861