Doha vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1872
$2043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4426
$5104
🏠 One person rent
$1210
$1223
🏘️ Family rent
$2321
$2302
🍽️ Food expenses
$409
$520
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3462
$3083
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
45
88
😀 Quality of life
79
93
🏙️ Population
1.19M
488K

The cost of living in Doha is 8% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 2137th and 1692nd ($1872 vs $2043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 46th 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 1.8 months in Doha compared to 1.5 months in Edinburgh. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Edinburgh ranked 4th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 501st and 64th 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
$7.62
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.41
$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.2
$6.5
☕ Cappuccino
$5.62
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1462
$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2886
$2456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1882
$1867
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5109
$6453
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$4477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$78.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.35
$17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$6.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$106
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.8
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$754
$1620
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10518
$14724

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Cities near Doha

Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1810
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1285
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1327
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1375
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$959
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1005
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$868
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$910
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1612
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$1841
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$798
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$646
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$621
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1132
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$890
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$606
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1191
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$606
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1642
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$604
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1424
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$561
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$710
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$541
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$543
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$540
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$787
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$875

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666