Doha vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1779
$1989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4033
$4617
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$1125
🏘️ Family rent
$2017
$1929
🍽️ Food expenses
$408
$534
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3416
$3700
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
45
87
😀 Quality of life
80
94
🏙️ Population
1.19M
776K

The cost of living in Doha is 11% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 2449th and 1863rd ($1779 vs $1989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Qatar and Germany, respectively. Check Qatar vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Doha compared to 1.9 months in Frankfurt. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Frankfurt ranked 7th in Germany, while ranked 562nd and 47th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Frankfurt

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Doha Frankfurt
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.28
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.4
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12
$5.06
☕ Cappuccino
$5.25
$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1393
$1133
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2490
$2172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1664
$1473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.8
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.3
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.84%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4779
$8106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3550
$4832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$3.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.3
$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.87
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$6.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.25
$8.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.85
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.7
$95.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$86
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$770
$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11200
$14496

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1709
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1223
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1243
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1280
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$1068
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1056
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$897
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$901
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2379
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1494
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2240
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$547
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$551
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$546
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1844
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$548
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$557
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1239
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$589
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1637
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$563
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1393
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$529
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$736
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$536
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$514
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$740
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$547
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$544
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$780
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$723
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$904

Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1566
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1680
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1670
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1717
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1662
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1589
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1599
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1682
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1592
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1707
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1626
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1660
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1651
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1631
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1698
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1665
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1624
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1705
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1591
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1606
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1618
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1601
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1689
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1595
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1608
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1698
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1605
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1623
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1641
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1632
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1620
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1605
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1879
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1707
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1666
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1614
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1614
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1603
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1595