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

😐 Solo nomad: United Kingdom is 25.7% more expensive than Qatar without rent, and 30.1% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: United Kingdom is 35.7% more expensive than Qatar without rent, and 17.5% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
United Kingdom
Qatar
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$20.24 £15.12
$6.99 QAR 25.43
189.56%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$87.4 £65.3
$55.8 QAR 203
56.75%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.17 £7.60
$6.94 QAR 25.25
46.54%
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
$4.73 £3.54
$4.87 QAR 17.72
-2.87%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.38 £1.78
$0.90 QAR 3.29
164.44%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.74 £1.30
$0.35 QAR 1.27
397.14%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$6.60 £4.93
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$6.45 £4.82
-
-
🛒 Groceries & Markets
United Kingdom
Qatar
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.71 £1.28
$2.07 QAR 7.52
-17.39%
White Bread (500g)
$1.70 £1.27
$1.56 QAR 5.67
8.97%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.18 £1.63
$2.18 QAR 7.95
-
Eggs
$4.06 £3.03
$2.67 QAR 9.73
52.06%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.91 £7.40
$10.57 QAR 38.49
-6.24%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.86 £6.61
$7.79 QAR 28.34
13.74%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$14.01 £10.47
$10.04 QAR 36.54
39.54%
Apples (1kg)
$2.94 £2.20
$2.02 QAR 7.34
45.54%
Banana (1kg)
$1.61 £1.20
$1.57 QAR 5.72
2.55%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.81 £2.10
$1.59 QAR 5.78
76.73%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.55 £2.65
$1.33 QAR 4.84
166.92%
Potato (1kg)
$1.63 £1.22
$0.95 QAR 3.45
71.58%
Onion (1kg)
$1.54 £1.15
$1.06 QAR 3.86
45.28%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.17 £0.87
$1.34 QAR 4.88
-12.69%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.55 £1.16
$0.48 QAR 1.73
222.92%
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)
$20.35 £15.20
$6.23 QAR 22.66
226.65%
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
United Kingdom
Qatar
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.32 £2.48
$0.53 QAR 1.94
526.42%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$96.3 £72.0
$32.60 QAR 119
195.49%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$5.49 £4.10
$2.18 QAR 7.94
151.83%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.52 £1.14
$2.24 QAR 8.15
-32.14%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$27.15 £20.28
$13.64 QAR 49.65
99.05%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.96 £1.47
$0.55 QAR 2.00
256.36%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.3K £28.6K
$23.4K QAR 85.1K
63.94%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$41.2K £30.7K
$20.6K QAR 74.9K
99.96%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
United Kingdom
Qatar
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$321 £240
$98.1 QAR 357
227.33%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$17.42 £13.01
$39.77 QAR 145
-56.20%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$42.91 £32.05
$87.8 QAR 320
-51.13%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
United Kingdom
Qatar
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$45.54 £34.02
$111 QAR 406
-59.13%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$15.68 £11.71
$31.59 QAR 115
-50.36%
Cinema Ticket
$13.84 £10.34
$12.22 QAR 44.46
13.26%
🧸 Childcare & Education
United Kingdom
Qatar
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,718 £1,283
$792 QAR 2,885
116.80%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$21.4K £16.0K
$11.9K QAR 43.3K
80.17%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
United Kingdom
Qatar
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$91.1 £68.1
$59.9 QAR 218
52.06%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$44.98 £33.60
$53.7 QAR 195
-16.19%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$102 £76.1
$100 QAR 365
1.48%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$105 £78.1
$87.6 QAR 319
19.35%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
United Kingdom
Qatar
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,375 £1,027
$1,536 QAR 5,590
-10.49%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,162 £868
$1,015 QAR 3,696
14.47%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,342 £1,749
$2,816 QAR 10.2K
-16.84%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,828 £1,365
$2,079 QAR 7,566
-12.06%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$5,907 £4,413
$4,954 QAR 18.0K
19.24%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$4,604 £3,439
$3,312 QAR 12.1K
39.02%
💵 Salaries & Financials
United Kingdom
Qatar
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$3,321 £2,481
$3,677 QAR 13.4K
-9.66%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.75
5.51
4.36%

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

Last update for United Kingdom: January 12, 2026

Last update for Qatar: January 11, 2026

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