Doha vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1849
$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4110
$5312
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$1378
🏘️ Family rent
$2063
$2219
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$3266
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
44
91
😀 Quality of life
82
93
🏙️ Population
1.19M
548K

The cost of living in Doha is 18% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 2509th and 1330th ($1849 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 39th 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 1.6 months in Doha compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Manchester ranked 10th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 608th and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$7.26
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1391
$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$974
$1050
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2548
$2460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1715
$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$84.5
$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5456
$5680
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3618
$3963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$9.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.26
$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$17.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$118
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$89.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$96.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$825
$1945
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11426
$20873

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1770
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1201
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1230
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1237
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$908
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1008
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$873
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$930
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1419
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2521
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$530
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$453
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$477
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1449
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$529
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$503
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1228
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$553
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1627
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$530
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1454
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$463
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$730
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$483
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$726
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$549
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$542
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$792
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$719
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$889

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1759
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2040
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2011
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1723
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1828
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1680
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1873
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1866
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1883
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1513
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1834
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1968
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1887
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1783
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1578
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1652
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1822
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1746
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1833
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1897
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1850
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1832
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1507
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1937
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1890
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2023
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1834
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1831
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1804