Doha vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1872
$1902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4426
$4451
🏠 One person rent
$1210
$1097
🏘️ Family rent
$2321
$1947
🍽️ Food expenses
$409
$485
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3462
$3920
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
45
87
😀 Quality of life
79
94
🏙️ Population
1.19M
759K

The cost of living in Doha is 2% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 2137th and 2040th ($1872 vs $1902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 Frankfurt. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Frankfurt ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 501st and 38th 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
$7.62
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.41
$9.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.2
$5.12
☕ Cappuccino
$5.62
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$2.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1462
$1156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$808
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2886
$2055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1882
$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$273
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$43.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5109
$8253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$4831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$3.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$64.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$5.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.35
$8.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$47.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$81.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.8
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$754
$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10518
$14318

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Cities near Doha

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 Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1560
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1651
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1653
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1684
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1644
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1588
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1600
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1656
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1586
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1657
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1620
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1652
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1660
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1638
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1660
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1674
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1648
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1649
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1644
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1593
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1605
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1628
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1651
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1616
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1603
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1654
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1725
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1624
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1684
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1824
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1630
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1721
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1713
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1631
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1673
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1657
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1704
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1725
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1574