Cost of living comparison
Jerusalem is 45.6% more expensive than Doha.
If you lived in Jerusalem instead of Doha, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Doha
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.24
QAR30.05
|
$19.00
₪70.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.69
QAR28.04
|
$13.57
₪50.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
QAR3.27
|
$2.42
₪9.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
$1.87
₪6.94
|
|
pay 27.1% more for groceries
Doha
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
QAR5.66
|
$2.46
₪9.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
QAR19.66
|
$6.58
₪24.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.01
QAR29.20
|
$6.91
₪25.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
QAR9.77
|
$3.76
₪13.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.30
|
$4.71
₪17.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.17
|
$1.35
₪5.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
$0.90
₪3.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
QAR2.67
|
$0.75
₪2.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
QAR2.03
|
$0.86
₪3.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
QAR1.69
|
$0.57
₪2.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
QAR1.87
|
$0.54
₪2.02
|
|
pay 86.1% more for transportation
Doha
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.88
|
$7.37
₪27.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.96
QAR120.19
|
$61.07
₪227.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,975.32
QAR80,125.17
|
$36,639.14
₪136,277.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.78
QAR72.11
|
$10.20
₪37.96
|
|
pay 8.5% less for housing
Doha
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.99
QAR324.47
|
$24.22
₪90.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,696.38
QAR6,185.23
|
$1,522.86
₪5,664.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,062.28
QAR3,873.24
|
$1,068.33
₪3,973.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.42
QAR278.62
|
$113.43
₪421.91
|
|
pay 6.5% less for childcare
Doha
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$767.35
QAR2,797.89
|
$754.83
₪2,807.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,125.00
QAR40,563.37
|
$9,851.86
₪36,643.40
|
|
pay 13.3% less for entertainment and sports
Doha
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR45.07
|
$7.60
₪28.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.78
QAR21.07
|
$3.74
₪13.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.59
QAR24.04
|
$9.36
₪34.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$124.58
QAR454.24
|
$82.87
₪308.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.36
QAR45.07
|
$12.21
₪45.43
|
|
pay 33.9% more for clothing
Doha
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.03
QAR218.86
|
$91.11
₪338.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.36
QAR169.02
|
$63.33
₪235.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.37
QAR325.85
|
$114.38
₪425.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.03
QAR350.12
|
$114.38
₪425.42
|
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