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

🙂 Solo nomad: Qatar is 20.5% cheaper than United Kingdom without rent, and 23.2% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Qatar is 26.3% cheaper than United Kingdom without rent, and 14.9% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Qatar
United Kingdom
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.99 QAR 25.43
$20.24 £15.12
-65.46%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$55.8 QAR 203
$87.4 £65.3
-36.20%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.94 QAR 25.25
$10.17 £7.60
-31.76%
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$12.35 QAR 44.96
-
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$11.77 QAR 42.84
-
-
Cappuccino
$4.87 QAR 17.72
$4.73 £3.54
2.96%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.90 QAR 3.29
$2.38 £1.78
-62.18%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.35 QAR 1.27
$1.74 £1.30
-79.89%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$6.60 £4.93
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$6.45 £4.82
-
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Qatar
United Kingdom
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.07 QAR 7.52
$1.71 £1.28
21.05%
White Bread (500g)
$1.56 QAR 5.67
$1.70 £1.27
-8.24%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.18 QAR 7.95
$2.18 £1.63
-
Eggs
$2.67 QAR 9.73
$4.06 £3.03
-34.24%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.57 QAR 38.49
$9.91 £7.40
6.66%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.79 QAR 28.34
$8.86 £6.61
-12.08%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.04 QAR 36.54
$14.01 £10.47
-28.34%
Apples (1kg)
$2.02 QAR 7.34
$2.94 £2.20
-31.29%
Banana (1kg)
$1.57 QAR 5.72
$1.61 £1.20
-2.48%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.59 QAR 5.78
$2.81 £2.10
-43.42%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.33 QAR 4.84
$3.55 £2.65
-62.54%
Potato (1kg)
$0.95 QAR 3.45
$1.63 £1.22
-41.72%
Onion (1kg)
$1.06 QAR 3.86
$1.54 £1.15
-31.17%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.34 QAR 4.88
$1.17 £0.87
14.53%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 QAR 1.73
$1.55 £1.16
-69.03%
Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)
$9.01 QAR 32.78
-
-
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.85 QAR 6.73
-
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.70 QAR 13.45
-
-
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.23 QAR 22.66
$20.35 £15.20
-69.39%
Wine (Bottle)
-
$10.78 £8.05
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$2.81 £2.10
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$3.39 £2.53
-
🚌 Getting Around
Qatar
United Kingdom
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.53 QAR 1.94
$3.32 £2.48
-84.04%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$32.60 QAR 119
$96.3 £72.0
-66.16%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$2.18 QAR 7.94
$5.49 £4.10
-60.29%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.24 QAR 8.15
$1.52 £1.14
47.37%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 QAR 49.65
$27.15 £20.28
-49.76%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.55 QAR 2.00
$1.96 £1.47
-71.94%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$23.4K QAR 85.1K
$38.3K £28.6K
-39.00%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$20.6K QAR 74.9K
$41.2K £30.7K
-49.99%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Qatar
United Kingdom
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$98.1 QAR 357
$321 £240
-69.45%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$39.77 QAR 145
$17.42 £13.01
128.30%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$87.8 QAR 320
$42.91 £32.05
104.64%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Qatar
United Kingdom
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$111 QAR 406
$45.54 £34.02
144.66%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$31.59 QAR 115
$15.68 £11.71
101.47%
Cinema Ticket
$12.22 QAR 44.46
$13.84 £10.34
-11.71%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Qatar
United Kingdom
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$792 QAR 2,885
$1,718 £1,283
-53.88%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$11.9K QAR 43.3K
$21.4K £16.0K
-44.50%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Qatar
United Kingdom
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$59.9 QAR 218
$91.1 £68.1
-34.24%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$53.7 QAR 195
$44.98 £33.60
19.32%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$100 QAR 365
$102 £76.1
-1.46%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$87.6 QAR 319
$105 £78.1
-16.21%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Qatar
United Kingdom
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,536 QAR 5,590
$1,375 £1,027
11.71%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,015 QAR 3,696
$1,162 £868
-12.64%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,816 QAR 10.2K
$2,342 £1,749
20.25%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,079 QAR 7,566
$1,828 £1,365
13.71%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,954 QAR 18.0K
$5,907 £4,413
-16.13%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$3,312 QAR 12.1K
$4,604 £3,439
-28.07%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Qatar
United Kingdom
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$3,677 QAR 13.4K
$3,321 £2,481
10.70%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.51
5.75
-4.17%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Qatar: January 11, 2026

Last update for United Kingdom: January 12, 2026

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