Cost of living comparison
Doha is 2.8 times more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Doha instead of Russia, you would:
pay 16.5% more for restaurants
Russia
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
RUB714.21
|
$8.23
QAR29.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
RUB432.64
|
$6.85
QAR24.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
RUB78.17
|
$1.04
QAR3.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB37.80
|
$0.37
QAR1.36
|
|
pay 66.2% more for groceries
Russia
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
RUB49.37
|
$1.58
QAR5.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
RUB406.07
|
$5.30
QAR19.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
RUB320.72
|
$7.73
QAR28.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
RUB117.51
|
$2.70
QAR9.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
RUB165.03
|
$2.83
QAR10.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB56.78
|
$0.89
QAR3.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.55
|
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
RUB61.09
|
$0.81
QAR2.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
RUB95.05
|
$0.65
QAR2.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RUB27.42
|
$0.52
QAR1.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB23.34
|
$0.44
QAR1.59
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Russia
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
RUB218.96
|
$2.13
QAR7.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
RUB1,785.56
|
$41.13
QAR149.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
RUB2,880,706.17
|
$21,934.13
QAR79,970.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
RUB314.35
|
$19.74
QAR71.97
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for housing
Russia
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
RUB605.34
|
$88.79
QAR323.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
RUB28,628.05
|
$1,816.95
QAR6,624.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
RUB19,776.39
|
$1,142.87
QAR4,166.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
RUB6,443.26
|
$86.29
QAR314.60
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Russia
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
RUB20,333.09
|
$762.50
QAR2,780.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
RUB433,019.12
|
$10,598.69
QAR38,641.96
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
RUB143.29
|
$13.02
QAR47.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
RUB159.79
|
$5.51
QAR20.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
RUB206.03
|
$6.58
QAR23.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
RUB2,910.86
|
$117.38
QAR427.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
RUB374.67
|
$10.97
QAR39.99
|
|
pay 16.9% more for clothing
Russia
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
RUB5,798.39
|
$64.53
QAR235.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
RUB3,638.77
|
$52.67
QAR192.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
RUB7,300.10
|
$92.94
QAR338.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
RUB7,869.21
|
$97.05
QAR353.84
|
|
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