Cost of living comparison
Austria is 36.0% more expensive than Doha.
If you lived in Austria instead of Doha, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Doha
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.23
QAR30.07
|
$15.13
€14.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
QAR25.05
|
$9.01
€8.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
QAR3.80
|
$2.84
€2.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.36
|
$2.40
€2.24
|
|
pay 44.3% more for groceries
Doha
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
QAR5.77
|
$2.29
€2.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
QAR19.39
|
$7.30
€6.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
QAR28.24
|
$5.02
€4.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.88
|
$3.54
€3.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
QAR10.35
|
$5.30
€4.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
QAR3.24
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.96
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.96
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
QAR2.37
|
$1.53
€1.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.89
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.60
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 68.5% more for transportation
Doha
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.13
QAR7.80
|
$7.22
€6.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.13
QAR150.33
|
$48.12
€44.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,934.13
QAR80,175.43
|
$25,940.65
€24,251.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.74
QAR72.16
|
$19.81
€18.52
|
|
pay 1.2% less for housing
Doha
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.79
QAR324.56
|
$37.53
€35.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,816.95
QAR6,641.46
|
$743.38
€694.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,142.87
QAR4,177.51
|
$621.91
€581.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.29
QAR315.41
|
$222.11
€207.65
|
|
pay 34.0% less for childcare
Doha
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$762.50
QAR2,787.15
|
$416.59
€389.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,598.69
QAR38,741.19
|
$8,210.34
€7,675.73
|
|
pay 32.3% less for entertainment and sports
Doha
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$13.02
QAR47.60
|
$4.19
€3.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.51
QAR20.12
|
$3.32
€3.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
QAR24.05
|
$6.20
€5.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.38
QAR429.06
|
$41.56
€38.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.97
QAR40.09
|
$12.77
€11.93
|
|
pay 0.9% less for clothing
Doha
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.53
QAR235.88
|
$75.76
€70.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.67
QAR192.53
|
$38.64
€36.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.94
QAR339.71
|
$85.33
€79.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.05
QAR354.75
|
$110.53
€103.33
|
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