Doha vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1779
$2140
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4033
$5387
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$1269
🏘️ Family rent
$2017
$2336
🍽️ Food expenses
$408
$530
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3416
$3522
😷 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 17% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 2449th and 1491st ($1779 vs $2140) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 36th 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 1.9 months in Doha compared to 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Edinburgh ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 562nd and 34th 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
$9.28
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.4
$75.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12
$7.09
☕ Cappuccino
$5.25
$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1393
$1331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$970
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2490
$2573
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1664
$1865
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.8
$188
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$291
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.3
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.84%
5.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4779
$6219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3550
$4199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.3
$83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.87
$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$9.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.25
$18.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.85
$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.7
$106
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$111
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$770
$1772
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11200
$21911

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Cities near Doha

Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1709
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1223
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1243
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1280
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$1068
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1056
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$897
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$901
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2379
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1494
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2240
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$547
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$551
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$546
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1844
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$548
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$557
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1239
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$589
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1637
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$563
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1393
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$529
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$736
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$536
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$514
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$740
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$547
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$544
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$780
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$723
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$904

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1610
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1608
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1692
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1649
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1475
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1604
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1500
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1699
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1482
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1763
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2011
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1765
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1480
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1601
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1551
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1246
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1404
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1567
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1726
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1614
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1705
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1638
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1651
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1628
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1637
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1732
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1510
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1707
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1592
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1722
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1328
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1393
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1288
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1377
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1500
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1714
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1382
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1629
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1968
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1692