Doha vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2014
$2121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4398
$5025
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$1212
🏘️ Family rent
$2333
$2121
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$561
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2972
$3514
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
41
93
😀 Quality of life
84
94
🏙️ Population
1.19M
626K

The cost of living in Doha is 5% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 1994th and 1712th ($2014 vs $2121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 93rd in Qatar and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Qatar vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Doha compared to 1.7 months in Glasgow. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Glasgow ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 537th and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Glasgow

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Doha Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.75
$23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$81.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.09
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11
$6.57
☕ Cappuccino
$6.17
$4.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$1242
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1123
$896
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2901
$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1972
$1636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$322
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86.8
$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.02%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4680
$4206
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3108
$3169
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$4.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$96.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$8.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.56
$23.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.07
$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.84
$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$136
$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$87
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.54
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.9
$129
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$963
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11285
$20961

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Cities near Doha

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 Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1902
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1906
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1854
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1645
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1852
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1707
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1862
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1784
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1588
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1782
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2331
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1656
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1490
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1655
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1771
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1496
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1892
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1954
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$2053
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1945
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$2265
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$2012
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1848
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1975
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1827
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1803
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1784
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1784
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1540
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1964
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1573
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1755
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1620
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1873
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1819
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1430