Doha vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1810
$1525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4093
$3787
🏠 One person rent
$1170
$681
🏘️ Family rent
$2067
$1217
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$499
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3747
$3234
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
45
95
😀 Quality of life
80
95
🏙️ Population
1.19M
585K

The cost of living in Doha is 19% more expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 2461st and 3595th ($1810 vs $1525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 371st in Qatar and Germany, respectively. Check Qatar vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Doha compared to 2.1 months in Essen. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Essen ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 501st and 31st 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
$9.21
$13.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.68
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$4.25
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1374
$623
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2598
$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$888
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.3
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.9
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.74%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4584
$4052
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3277
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$3.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$39.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.89
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.96
$8.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.86
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.4
$86.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$798
$440
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11230
$9380

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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 Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431