Doha vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1872
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4426
$3604
🏠 One person rent
$1210
$759
🏘️ Family rent
$2321
$1284
🍽️ Food expenses
$409
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3462
$3220
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
45
95
😀 Quality of life
79
95
🏙️ Population
1.19M
579K

The cost of living in Doha is 23% more expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 2137th and 3358th ($1872 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 247th in Qatar and Germany, respectively. Check Qatar vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Doha compared to 2.1 months in Essen. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Essen ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 501st and 32nd 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
$7.62
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.41
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.2
$4.1
 Cappuccino
$5.62
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1462
$639
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2886
$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1882
$925
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$41.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5109
$4207
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$5688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$3.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$23.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$3.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.35
$8.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$83.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.8
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$91.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$96.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$754
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10518
$9133

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1810
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1285
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1327
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1375
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$959
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1005
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$868
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$910
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1612
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$1841
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$798
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$646
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$621
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1132
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$890
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$606
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1191
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$606
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1642
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$604
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1424
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$561
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$710
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$541
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$543
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$540
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$787
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$875

Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410