Doha vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2014
$1561
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4398
$3822
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$2333
$1155
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$545
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2972
$3475
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
41
96
😀 Quality of life
84
95
🏙️ Population
1.19M
587K

The cost of living in Doha is 29% more expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 1994th and 3860th ($2014 vs $1561) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 496th 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 2.2 months in Essen. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Essen ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 537th and 17th 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
$8.75
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$66.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.09
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11
$5.31
☕ Cappuccino
$6.17
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$2.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$602
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1123
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2901
$1064
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1972
$848
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86.8
$41.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.02%
3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4680
$4998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3108
$3089
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$4.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$3.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.56
$9.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.07
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.84
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$136
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$90
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.54
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.9
$96.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$471
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11285
$10028

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1923
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1109
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1192
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1309
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$931
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1037
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$823
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1473
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2183
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$545
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$465
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$489
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1457
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$541
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$523
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1214
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$565
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1632
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$547
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1461
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$487
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$707
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$492
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$711
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$556
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$551
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$796
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861

Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587