Doha vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1779
$2011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4033
$4929
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$1155
🏘️ Family rent
$2017
$2177
🍽️ Food expenses
$408
$524
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3416
$3222
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
45
94
😀 Quality of life
80
95
🏙️ Population
1.19M
626K

The cost of living in Doha is 12% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 2449th and 1806th ($1779 vs $2011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th 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 1.9 months in Doha compared to 1.6 months in Glasgow. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 562nd and 24th 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
$9.28
$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.4
$89.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12
$6.25
☕ Cappuccino
$5.25
$4.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1393
$1168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$840
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2490
$2489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1664
$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.8
$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$320
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.3
$39.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.84%
5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4779
$3920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3550
$2776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$3.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.3
$78.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.87
$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$9.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$8.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.25
$18.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.85
$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$16.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.7
$80.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$115
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$770
$1078
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11200
$15092

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Cities near Doha

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 Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1763
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1765
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1475
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1601
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1604
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1551
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1649
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1608
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1404
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1692
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2140
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1610
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1500
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1246
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1482
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1567
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1732
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1382
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1692
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1755
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$1722
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1713
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$1968
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1726
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1614
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1705
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1651
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1638
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1628
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1637
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1393
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1707
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1510
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1592
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1390
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1714
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1629
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1288