Cost of Living Comparison Between Qatar and United Kingdom Cost of Living Comparison Between Qatar and United Kingdom

🙂 Solo nomad: Qatar is 22.4% cheaper than United Kingdom without rent, and 24% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Qatar is 25.2% cheaper than United Kingdom without rent, and 14.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Qatar
United Kingdom
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$7.01 QAR 25.51
$20.1 £14.79
-65.12%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$55.2 QAR 201
$89.9 £66.2
-38.57%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.08 QAR 25.76
$10.03 £7.38
-29.41%
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$12.43 QAR 45.24
-
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$11.52 QAR 41.94
-
-
Cappuccino
$4.83 QAR 17.59
$4.71 £3.46
2.55%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.84 QAR 3.05
$2.46 £1.81
-65.85%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.35 QAR 1.29
$1.69 £1.24
-79.29%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$6.59 £4.85
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$6.27 £4.62
-
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Qatar
United Kingdom
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.14 QAR 7.8
$1.65 £1.22
29.70%
White Bread (500g)
$1.62 QAR 5.88
$1.66 £1.22
-2.41%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.18 QAR 7.94
$2.26 £1.67
-3.54%
Eggs
$2.78 QAR 10.11
$4.08 £3.01
-31.86%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.78 QAR 39.23
$9.78 £7.2
10.22%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.36 QAR 26.81
$8.74 £6.43
-15.79%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.26 QAR 37.35
$14.34 £10.55
-28.45%
Apples (1kg)
$1.99 QAR 7.25
$3.04 £2.24
-34.54%
Banana (1kg)
$1.62 QAR 5.89
$1.67 £1.23
-2.99%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.61 QAR 5.87
$2.9 £2.13
-44.48%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.4 QAR 5.1
$3.47 £2.56
-59.65%
Potato (1kg)
$0.99 QAR 3.61
$1.62 £1.19
-38.89%
Onion (1kg)
$1.05 QAR 3.82
$1.6 £1.18
-34.38%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.37 QAR 5
$1.12 £0.82
22.32%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.51 QAR 1.86
$1.57 £1.15
-67.52%
Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)
$8.06 QAR 29.35
-
-
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.89 QAR 6.87
-
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.76 QAR 13.67
-
-
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.45 QAR 23.49
$20.41 £15.02
-68.40%
Wine (Bottle)
-
$10.52 £7.74
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$2.83 £2.08
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$3.3 £2.43
-
🚌 Getting Around
Qatar
United Kingdom
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.57 QAR 2.09
$3.33 £2.45
-82.88%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$33.22 QAR 121
$94.8 £69.7
-64.94%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$2.18 QAR 7.94
$5.46 £4.02
-60.07%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.16 QAR 7.87
$1.55 £1.14
39.35%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.7 QAR 49.87
$26.83 £19.74
-48.94%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.56 QAR 2.02
$2 £1.47
-72.00%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$23.6K QAR 85.8K
$37.7K £27.7K
-37.46%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$20.5K QAR 74.6K
$41.3K £30.4K
-50.44%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Qatar
United Kingdom
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$98.2 QAR 358
$319 £235
-69.19%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$39.86 QAR 145
$17.53 £12.9
127.38%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$88.9 QAR 324
$41.82 £30.78
112.65%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Qatar
United Kingdom
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$114 QAR 413
$45.9 £33.78
147.34%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$31.04 QAR 113
$15.86 £11.67
95.71%
Cinema Ticket
$12.39 QAR 45.09
$13.71 £10.09
-9.63%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Qatar
United Kingdom
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$797 QAR 2,902
$1,756 £1,293
-54.60%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$11.8K QAR 43K
$21.2K £15.6K
-44.38%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Qatar
United Kingdom
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$61.3 QAR 223
$90.6 £66.7
-32.35%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$53.5 QAR 195
$44.44 £32.71
20.39%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$97.7 QAR 356
$101 £74.3
-3.21%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$86.2 QAR 314
$103 £76
-16.44%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Qatar
United Kingdom
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,535 QAR 5,588
$1,427 £1,050
7.58%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,047 QAR 3,812
$1,157 £851
-9.47%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,809 QAR 10.2K
$2,327 £1,713
20.70%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,105 QAR 7,661
$1,846 £1,359
13.99%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$5,370 QAR 19.5K
$6,050 £4,452
-11.24%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$4,187 QAR 15.2K
$4,820 £3,547
-13.14%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Qatar
United Kingdom
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$3,681 QAR 13.4K
$3,133 £2,306
17.50%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.51
5.75
-4.17%

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Last update for Qatar: October 28, 2025

Last update for United Kingdom: October 29, 2025

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