Cost of living comparison

Qatar

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United Kingdom

London vs. Doha Cost of Living Summary

London is 88.4% more expensive than Doha.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in London
Groceries: pay 42.6% more in London
Transportation: pay 3.2 times more in London
Housing: pay 84.0% more in London
Childcare: pay 4.0 times more in London
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5% less in London
Clothing: pay 45.8% more in London

The cost of childcare, transportation, restaurants, housing, clothing, and groceries in London are more expensive than in Doha. Notably, childcare, transportation, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in London.

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London vs. Doha Cost Breakdown

If you lived in London instead of Doha, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Doha	London
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.61 QAR35.16	$26.43 £19.83	+175.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.23 QAR30.14	$10.57 £7.93	+28.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 QAR3.45	$2.95 £2.22	+213.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 QAR1.53	$2.16 £1.62	+416.6%
Average			+127.4%

Doha vs. London - Cost of restaurants

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pay 42.6% more for groceries

	Doha	London
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 QAR5.07	$2.04 £1.53	+47.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.62 QAR20.58	$6.36 £4.77	+13.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.97 QAR29.19	$6.98 £5.24	-12.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.41 QAR12.49	$5.01 £3.76	+46.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 QAR13.02	$4.81 £3.61	+35.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 QAR3.71	$1.40 £1.05	+38.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 QAR3.02	$0.63 £0.47	-23.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 QAR2.57	$1.38 £1.03	+96.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 QAR2.04	$1.52 £1.14	+171.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 QAR1.59	$0.74 £0.55	+69.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 QAR1.63	$0.80 £0.60	+79.3%
Average			+42.6%

Doha vs. London - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.2 times more for transportation

	Doha	London
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.14 QAR7.82	$7.95 £5.96	+272.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.44 QAR100.46	$245.79 £184.41	+795.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,978.05 QAR102K	$38,182.92 £28,648.64	+36.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.39 QAR67.31	$31.77 £23.84	+72.8%
Average			+217.7%

Doha vs. London - Cost of transportation

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pay 84.0% more for housing

	Doha	London
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$86.45 QAR316.45	$40.48 £30.38	-53.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,897.48 QAR6,946.15	$2,841.09 £2,131.67	+49.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,178.09 QAR4,312.64	$2,287.10 £1,716.01	+94.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.24 QAR238.83	$284.00 £213.09	+335.3%
Average			+84.0%

Doha vs. London - Cost of housing

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pay 4.0 times more for childcare

	Doha	London
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$670.94 QAR2,456.14	$2,857.20 £2,143.76	+325.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,605.02 QAR35,161.31	$35,755.44 £26,827.31	+272.3%
Average			+298.2%

Doha vs. London - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Doha	London
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$12.21 QAR44.71	$9.25 £6.94	-24.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.87 QAR21.49	$5.62 £4.22	-4.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.45 QAR23.61	$23.46 £17.60	+263.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$125.60 QAR459.80	$60.55 £45.43	-51.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.35 QAR45.21	$17.84 £13.38	+44.5%
Average			-2.5%

Doha vs. London - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 45.8% more for clothing

	Doha	London
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.60 QAR221.85	$113.97 £85.51	+88.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.93 QAR197.41	$53.96 £40.49	+0.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.54 QAR364.40	$125.54 £94.19	+26.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.38 QAR312.54	$162.46 £121.89	+90.3%
Average			+45.8%

Doha vs. London - Cost of clothing

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