Doha vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2100
$2295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4575
$5636
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$1360
🏘️ Family rent
$2453
$2398
🍽️ Food expenses
$429
$601
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$3514
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
41
88
😀 Quality of life
83
92
🏙️ Population
1.19M
488K

The cost of living in Doha is 8% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 1744th and 1307th ($2100 vs $2295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th 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 1.5 months in Doha compared to 1.5 months in Edinburgh. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Edinburgh ranked 11th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 513th and 83rd 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
$10.1
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.8
$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.16
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$8.34
☕ Cappuccino
$5.59
$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1799
$1471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$1081
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3302
$2686
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$1966
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.1
$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.4
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.5
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.92%
4.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4178
$6647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2669
$4795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$94.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$2.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.63
$22.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$130
$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$762
$1749
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10635
$25458

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Cities near Doha

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 Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1760
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1750
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1842
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1640
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1831
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1593
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1878
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2114
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1885
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1647
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1704
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1456
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1586
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1596
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1806
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1943
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1784
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1820
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1777
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1778
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1798
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1554
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1872
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1742
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2005
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1417
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1523
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1404
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1424
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1741
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1834
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1485
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1791
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2236
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1820