Cost of living comparison
Doha is 18.2% more expensive than Iceland.
If you lived in Doha instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 60.9% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
ISK2,489
|
$8.23
QAR29.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
ISK1,991
|
$6.85
QAR24.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
ISK323
|
$1.04
QAR3.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
ISK296
|
$0.37
QAR1.36
|
|
pay 30.0% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
ISK478
|
$1.58
QAR5.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
ISK835
|
$5.30
QAR19.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
ISK743
|
$7.73
QAR28.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
ISK790
|
$2.70
QAR9.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
ISK990
|
$2.83
QAR10.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
ISK162
|
$0.89
QAR3.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
ISK137
|
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK163
|
$0.81
QAR2.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
ISK256
|
$0.65
QAR2.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ISK134
|
$0.52
QAR1.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ISK71
|
$0.44
QAR1.59
|
|
pay 41.1% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
ISK1,121
|
$2.13
QAR7.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
ISK10,800
|
$41.13
QAR149.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
ISK4,163,431
|
$21,934.13
QAR79,970.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
ISK3,344
|
$19.74
QAR71.97
|
|
pay 22.1% more for housing
Iceland
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
ISK8,708
|
$88.79
QAR323.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
ISK200,539
|
$1,816.95
QAR6,624.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
ISK169,628
|
$1,142.87
QAR4,166.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
ISK9,577
|
$86.29
QAR314.60
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Iceland
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
ISK36,189
|
$762.50
QAR2,780.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
ISK383,749
|
$10,598.69
QAR38,641.96
|
|
pay 28.6% more for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
ISK1,189
|
$13.02
QAR47.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
ISK579
|
$5.51
QAR20.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
ISK1,484
|
$6.58
QAR23.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
ISK7,940
|
$117.38
QAR427.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
ISK1,713
|
$10.97
QAR39.99
|
|
pay 31.0% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
ISK16,476
|
$64.53
QAR235.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
ISK7,031
|
$52.67
QAR192.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
ISK21,087
|
$92.94
QAR338.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
ISK24,447
|
$97.05
QAR353.84
|
|
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