Cost of living comparison
Spain is 3.0% more expensive than Doha.
If you lived in Spain instead of Doha, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Doha
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.23
QAR30.07
|
$12.45
€11.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
QAR25.05
|
$8.47
€7.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
QAR3.80
|
$1.99
€1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.36
|
$1.40
€1.31
|
|
pay 2.6% more for groceries
Doha
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
QAR5.77
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
QAR19.39
|
$5.73
€5.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
QAR28.24
|
$3.55
€3.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.88
|
$2.35
€2.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
QAR10.35
|
$3.11
€2.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
QAR3.24
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.96
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.96
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
QAR2.37
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.89
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.60
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
pay 48.0% more for transportation
Doha
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.13
QAR7.80
|
$6.67
€6.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.13
QAR150.33
|
$39.84
€37.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,934.13
QAR80,175.43
|
$24,357.72
€22,771.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.74
QAR72.16
|
$14.14
€13.22
|
|
pay 35.5% less for housing
Doha
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.79
QAR324.56
|
$40.62
€37.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,816.95
QAR6,641.46
|
$697.48
€652.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,142.87
QAR4,177.51
|
$570.67
€533.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.29
QAR315.41
|
$106.79
€99.84
|
|
pay 42.8% less for childcare
Doha
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$762.50
QAR2,787.15
|
$342.46
€320.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,598.69
QAR38,741.19
|
$7,368.05
€6,888.28
|
|
pay 49.6% less for entertainment and sports
Doha
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$13.02
QAR47.60
|
$2.66
€2.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.51
QAR20.12
|
$1.85
€1.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
QAR24.05
|
$5.55
€5.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.38
QAR429.06
|
$43.33
€40.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.97
QAR40.09
|
$8.42
€7.87
|
|
pay 12.3% less for clothing
Doha
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.53
QAR235.88
|
$73.58
€68.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.67
QAR192.53
|
$33.02
€30.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.94
QAR339.71
|
$74.35
€69.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.05
QAR354.75
|
$91.35
€85.40
|
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