Doha vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2100
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4575
$3766
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$642
🏘️ Family rent
$2453
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$429
$537
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$3165
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
41
96
😀 Quality of life
83
95
🏙️ Population
1.19M
587K

The cost of living in Doha is 38% more expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 1744th and 3925th ($2100 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 521st in Qatar and Germany, respectively. Check Qatar vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Doha compared to 2.1 months in Essen. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Essen ranked 3rd in Germany, while ranked 513th and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Essen

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Doha Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.8
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.16
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$5.59
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1799
$571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3302
$1047
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$794
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.1
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.4
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.5
$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.92%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4178
$4896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2669
$3071
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$4.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$69.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.63
$9.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$130
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$97.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$762
$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10635
$9789

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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 Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538