Doha vs Dortmund - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Dortmund
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2100
$1482
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4575
$3769
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$675
🏘️ Family rent
$2453
$1171
🍽️ Food expenses
$429
$516
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$3356
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
41
94
😀 Quality of life
83
81
🏙️ Population
1.19M
595K

The cost of living in Doha is 42% more expensive than in Dortmund. Cities ranked 1744th and 4048th ($2100 vs $1482) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 555th in Qatar and Germany, respectively. Check Qatar vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Doha compared to 2.3 months in Dortmund. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Dortmund ranked 58th in Germany, while ranked 513th and 625th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Dortmund

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Doha Dortmund
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$14.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.8
$68.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.16
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$5.32
☕ Cappuccino
$5.59
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$3.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1799
$625
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$493
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3302
$1142
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$911
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.1
$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.4
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.5
$48.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.92%
3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4178
$3134
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2669
$2319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$4.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$4.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.63
$9.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$130
$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$91.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$762
$419
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10635
$28831

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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

Cities near Dortmund

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1472
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1530
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1533
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1559
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1528
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1545
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1532
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1552
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1555
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1554
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1555
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1571
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1237
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1508
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1552
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1502
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1565
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1572
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1427
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1581
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1568
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1663
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1683
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1561
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1538
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1577
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1547
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1580
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1598