Doha vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2100
$2114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4575
$4959
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$1226
🏘️ Family rent
$2453
$2124
🍽️ Food expenses
$429
$547
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$3456
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
41
93
😀 Quality of life
83
94
🏙️ Population
1.19M
626K

The cost of living in Doha is 0.6% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 1744th and 1708th ($2100 vs $2114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 86th 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 1.6 months in Glasgow. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Glasgow ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 513th and 39th 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
$10.1
$22.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.8
$69.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.16
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$6.4
☕ Cappuccino
$5.59
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1799
$1185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3302
$2085
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$1681
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.1
$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.4
$320
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.5
$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.92%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4178
$4105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2669
$3087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$9.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.63
$23.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$130
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$135
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$762
$928
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10635
$21435

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Cities near Doha

Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$2015
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1062
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1218
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1340
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$965
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1059
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$778
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$917
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1543
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2356
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$494
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$454
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$457
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1455
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$497
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$471
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1173
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$505
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1628
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$485
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1437
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$459
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$703
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$469
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$522
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$509
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$797
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$694
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861

Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1878
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1885
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1831
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1647
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1835
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1704
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1842
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1760
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1586
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1750
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2295
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1640
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1456
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1593
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1596
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1798
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1485
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1820
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1878
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$2005
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1923
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$2236
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1806
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1943
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1820
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1784
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1777
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1778
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1523
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1872
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1554
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1742
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1646
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1834
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1791
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1404