Doha vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1779
$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4033
$5081
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$1241
🏘️ Family rent
$2017
$2185
🍽️ Food expenses
$408
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3416
$2923
😷 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 14% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 2449th and 1662nd ($1779 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 46th 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 1.4 months in Manchester. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Manchester ranked 13th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 562nd and 85th 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
$9.28
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.4
$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$9.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12
$6.16
☕ Cappuccino
$5.25
$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1393
$1351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$936
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2490
$2179
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1664
$1788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.8
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.3
$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.84%
5.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4779
$5330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3550
$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.3
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.87
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$8.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.25
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.85
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.7
$84.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$770
$1818
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11200
$19551

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1806
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1672
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1806
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1720
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1962
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1574
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1675
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1497
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1753
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1762
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1376
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1680
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1793
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1737
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1686
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1486
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1456
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1693
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1598
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1707
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1774
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1680
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1706
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1465
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1401
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1774
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1764
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1552
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1897
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1710
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1697
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1681