Cost of living comparison
Windhoek is 33.5% cheaper than Doha.
If you lived in Windhoek instead of Doha, you would:
pay 13.5% more for restaurants
|
Doha
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.24
QAR30.00
|
$9.53
NAD167.69
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.69
QAR28.00
|
$4.36
NAD76.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
QAR3.26
|
$0.81
NAD14.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
$0.68
NAD11.98
|
|
pay 2.8% less for groceries
|
Doha
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
QAR5.65
|
$0.79
NAD13.86
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
QAR19.63
|
$2.89
NAD50.79
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.01
QAR29.16
|
$5.39
NAD94.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
QAR9.75
|
$3.22
NAD56.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.28
|
$2.13
NAD37.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.16
|
$0.81
NAD14.23
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
$0.79
NAD13.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
QAR2.67
|
$0.67
NAD11.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
QAR2.03
|
$0.61
NAD10.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
QAR1.69
|
$0.84
NAD14.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
QAR1.87
|
$0.68
NAD12.01
|
|
pay 6.6% less for transportation
|
Doha
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.87
|
$4.49
NAD79.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.96
QAR120.01
|
$27.23
NAD479.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,975.32
QAR80,006.64
|
$11,189.91
NAD196,918.91
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.78
QAR72.01
|
$6.37
NAD112.11
|
|
pay 55.3% less for housing
|
Doha
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.99
QAR323.99
|
$53.42
NAD940.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,696.38
QAR6,176.08
|
$360.37
NAD6,341.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,062.28
QAR3,867.51
|
$246.89
NAD4,344.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.42
QAR278.21
|
$56.78
NAD999.19
|
|
pay 67.8% less for childcare
|
Doha
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$767.35
QAR2,793.75
|
$166.47
NAD2,929.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,125.00
QAR40,503.36
|
$4,756.12
NAD83,697.72
|
|
pay 72.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Doha
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR45.00
|
$1.63
NAD28.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.78
QAR21.04
|
$1.89
NAD33.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.59
QAR24.00
|
$2.42
NAD42.64
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$124.58
QAR453.57
|
$36.47
NAD641.83
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.36
QAR45.00
|
$3.27
NAD57.49
|
|
pay 42.9% less for clothing
|
Doha
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.03
QAR218.54
|
$35.39
NAD622.86
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.36
QAR168.77
|
$21.99
NAD386.94
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.37
QAR325.37
|
$63.53
NAD1,117.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.03
QAR349.61
|
$48.87
NAD860.01
|
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