Doha vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1810
$2246
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4093
$5663
🏠 One person rent
$1170
$1326
🏘️ Family rent
$2067
$2459
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3747
$3703
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
45
88
😀 Quality of life
80
94
🏙️ Population
1.19M
488K

The cost of living in Doha is 19% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 2461st and 1263rd ($1810 vs $2246) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th 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 2.1 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 501st and 40th 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
$9.21
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$83.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.68
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$7.44
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$2.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1374
$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2598
$2692
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.3
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.9
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.74%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4584
$7033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3277
$4677
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$87.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$23.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$5.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.89
$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.96
$19.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.86
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.4
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$119
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$798
$1775
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11230
$23136

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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

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1744
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1724
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1710
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1625
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1647
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1793
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1545
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1818
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2013
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1793
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1599
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1573
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1390
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1420
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1732
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1847
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1701
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1800
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1712
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1734
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1706
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1828
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1571
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1602
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1640
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1830
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1424
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1459
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1364
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1467
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1528
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1783
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1467
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1763
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1989
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1767