Doha vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2100
$2348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4575
$5497
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$1452
🏘️ Family rent
$2453
$2508
🍽️ Food expenses
$429
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$3236
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
41
90
😀 Quality of life
83
92
🏙️ Population
1.19M
548K

The cost of living in Doha is 11% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 1744th and 1193rd ($2100 vs $2348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th 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 1.4 months in Manchester. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Manchester ranked 12th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 513th and 84th 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
$10.1
$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.8
$93.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.16
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$7.78
☕ Cappuccino
$5.59
$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1799
$1619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3302
$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.1
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.4
$280
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.5
$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.92%
5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4178
$4975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2669
$4650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.63
$23.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$9.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$130
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$90.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$762
$1414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10635
$20557

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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 Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1784
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1987
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1880
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2022
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1742
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1832
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1682
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1885
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1890
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1501
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1961
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1894
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1827
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1694
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1733
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1831
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1774
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1847
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1808
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1853
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1559
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1942
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1948
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2035
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1860
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1854
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1831