Doha vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1872
$1998
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4426
$4556
🏠 One person rent
$1210
$1204
🏘️ Family rent
$2321
$1870
🍽️ Food expenses
$409
$491
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3462
$2742
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
45
91
😀 Quality of life
79
91
🏙️ Population
1.19M
548K

The cost of living in Doha is 6% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 2137th and 1798th ($1872 vs $1998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 57th 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 1.8 months in Doha compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Manchester ranked 11th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 501st and 110th 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
$7.62
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.41
$9.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.2
$6.11
☕ Cappuccino
$5.62
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1462
$1274
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2886
$2104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1882
$1386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$198
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$303
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5109
$5073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.35
$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.8
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$82.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$754
$1559
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10518
$13845

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Cities near Doha

Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1810
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1285
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1327
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1375
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$959
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1005
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$868
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$910
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1612
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$1841
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$798
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$646
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$621
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1132
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$890
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$606
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1191
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$606
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1642
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$604
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1424
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$561
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$710
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$541
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$543
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$540
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$787
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$875

Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1526
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1607
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1703
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1644
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1358
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1733
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1613
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1455
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1574
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1487
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1467
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1623
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1564
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1640
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1628
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1656
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1713
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1715
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1867
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1629