Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 48.5% more expensive than Doha.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Doha, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Doha
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.23
QAR30.07
|
$17.84
kr2,507
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
QAR25.05
|
$14.27
kr2,006
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
QAR3.80
|
$2.32
kr326
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.36
|
$2.12
kr298
|
|
pay 67.4% more for groceries
Doha
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
QAR5.77
|
$3.42
kr481
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
QAR19.39
|
$5.98
kr841
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
QAR28.24
|
$5.33
kr749
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.88
|
$5.66
kr795
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
QAR10.35
|
$7.09
kr997
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
QAR3.24
|
$1.16
kr163
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.96
|
$0.98
kr138
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.96
|
$1.17
kr165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
QAR2.37
|
$1.84
kr258
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.89
|
$0.96
kr134
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.60
|
$0.51
kr72
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Doha
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.13
QAR7.80
|
$8.03
kr1,129
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.13
QAR150.33
|
$77.40
kr10,879
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,934.13
QAR80,175.43
|
$29,836.83
kr4,193,865
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.74
QAR72.16
|
$23.97
kr3,369
|
|
pay 16.2% less for housing
Doha
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.79
QAR324.56
|
$62.40
kr8,771
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,816.95
QAR6,641.46
|
$1,437.14
kr202,005
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,142.87
QAR4,177.51
|
$1,215.63
kr170,868
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.29
QAR315.41
|
$68.63
kr9,647
|
|
pay 70.0% less for childcare
Doha
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$762.50
QAR2,787.15
|
$259.34
kr36,453
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,598.69
QAR38,741.19
|
$2,750.10
kr386,554
|
|
pay 7.4% less for entertainment and sports
Doha
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$13.02
QAR47.60
|
$8.52
kr1,198
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.51
QAR20.12
|
$4.15
kr584
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
QAR24.05
|
$10.64
kr1,495
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.38
QAR429.06
|
$56.90
kr7,998
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.97
QAR40.09
|
$12.27
kr1,725
|
|
pay 55.5% more for clothing
Doha
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.53
QAR235.88
|
$118.08
kr16,597
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.67
QAR192.53
|
$50.39
kr7,083
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.94
QAR339.71
|
$151.12
kr21,241
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.05
QAR354.75
|
$175.20
kr24,626
|
|
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