Cost of living comparison
Italy is 17.4% more expensive than Doha.
If you lived in Italy instead of Doha, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Doha
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.23
QAR30.07
|
$15.74
€14.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
QAR25.05
|
$9.09
€8.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
QAR3.80
|
$2.45
€2.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.36
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
pay 26.5% more for groceries
Doha
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
QAR5.77
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
QAR19.39
|
$7.20
€6.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
QAR28.24
|
$4.88
€4.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.88
|
$3.14
€2.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
QAR10.35
|
$4.47
€4.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
QAR3.24
|
$0.96
€0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.96
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.96
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
QAR2.37
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.89
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.60
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
pay 70.4% more for transportation
Doha
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.13
QAR7.80
|
$8.02
€7.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.13
QAR150.33
|
$38.40
€35.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,934.13
QAR80,175.43
|
$25,887.08
€24,201.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.74
QAR72.16
|
$18.65
€17.43
|
|
pay 28.3% less for housing
Doha
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.79
QAR324.56
|
$30.75
€28.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,816.95
QAR6,641.46
|
$608.10
€568.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,142.87
QAR4,177.51
|
$488.80
€456.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.29
QAR315.41
|
$151.72
€141.84
|
|
pay 24.6% less for childcare
Doha
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$762.50
QAR2,787.15
|
$459.30
€429.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,598.69
QAR38,741.19
|
$9,604.44
€8,979.05
|
|
pay 41.8% less for entertainment and sports
Doha
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$13.02
QAR47.60
|
$4.83
€4.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.51
QAR20.12
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
QAR24.05
|
$6.30
€5.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.38
QAR429.06
|
$51.79
€48.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.97
QAR40.09
|
$9.32
€8.71
|
|
pay 2.1% more for clothing
Doha
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.53
QAR235.88
|
$80.37
€75.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.67
QAR192.53
|
$36.54
€34.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.94
QAR339.71
|
$89.56
€83.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.05
QAR354.75
|
$114.84
€107.37
|
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