Doha vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1849
$2310
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4110
$5713
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$1359
🏘️ Family rent
$2063
$2393
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$594
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$3676
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
44
88
😀 Quality of life
82
95
🏙️ Population
1.19M
488K

The cost of living in Doha is 20% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 2509th and 1247th ($1849 vs $2310) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 32nd in Qatar and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Qatar vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Doha compared to 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Edinburgh ranked 5th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 608th and 59th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Edinburgh

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Doha Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$8.41
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$2.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1391
$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$974
$1053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2548
$2488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1715
$1942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$198
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$300
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$84.5
$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
5.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5456
$6892
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3618
$4820
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$88.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$4.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.26
$2.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$19.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$3.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$118
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$115
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$825
$1932
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11426
$23184

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Cities near Doha

Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1770
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1201
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1230
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1237
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$908
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1008
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$873
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$930
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1419
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2521
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$530
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$453
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$477
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1449
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$529
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$503
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1228
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$553
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1627
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$530
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1454
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$463
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$730
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$483
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$726
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$549
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$542
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$792
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$719
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$889

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1768
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1775
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1728
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1762
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1619
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1711
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1641
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1797
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1480
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1840
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2058
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1837
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1527
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1575
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1630
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1485
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1522
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1759
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1963
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1769
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1906
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1805
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1825
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1780
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1797
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1778
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1602
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$2079
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1761
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2021
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1460
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1507
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1429
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1431
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1638
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1840
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1484
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1839
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2205
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1808