Doha vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1810
$2137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4093
$5153
🏠 One person rent
$1170
$1275
🏘️ Family rent
$2067
$2202
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$530
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3747
$3299
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
45
91
😀 Quality of life
80
92
🏙️ Population
1.19M
548K

The cost of living in Doha is 15% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 2461st and 1500th ($1810 vs $2137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 53rd 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 2.1 months in Doha compared to 1.5 months in Manchester. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Manchester ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 501st and 76th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Manchester

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Doha Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.21
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.68
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$6.48
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1374
$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2598
$2281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.3
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.9
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.74%
5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4584
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3277
$3610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.89
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.96
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.86
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.4
$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$798
$1753
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11230
$17390

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1719
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1218
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1226
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1267
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$870
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$989
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$878
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1503
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2084
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$561
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$548
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$541
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1050
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$556
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$537
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1232
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$558
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1586
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$546
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1457
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$489
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$713
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$507
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$716
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$557
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$552
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$786
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$705
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$879

Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761