Cost of living comparison
Doha is 9.7% cheaper than Amsterdam.
If you lived in Doha instead of Amsterdam, you would:
pay 58.6% less for restaurants
Amsterdam
|
Doha
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.41
|
$8.23
QAR30.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.27
|
$6.85
QAR25.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.53
|
$1.04
QAR3.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.47
€2.31
|
$0.37
QAR1.36
|
|
pay 16.0% less for groceries
Amsterdam
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.66
|
$1.58
QAR5.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.91
€6.45
|
$5.30
QAR19.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.71
€4.40
|
$7.73
QAR28.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
€3.67
|
$2.70
QAR9.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
€4.55
|
$2.83
QAR10.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.03
|
$0.89
QAR3.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.81
QAR2.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.36
|
$0.65
QAR2.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.52
QAR1.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.44
QAR1.59
|
|
pay 44.7% less for transportation
Amsterdam
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.66
|
$2.13
QAR7.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$97.85
€91.40
|
$41.13
QAR150.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,969.95
€27,061.00
|
$21,934.13
QAR80,029.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.51
€23.83
|
$19.74
QAR72.03
|
|
pay 3.3% more for housing
Amsterdam
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.90
€42.87
|
$88.79
QAR323.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,796.60
€1,678.22
|
$1,816.95
QAR6,629.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,576.07
€1,472.22
|
$1,142.87
QAR4,169.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.48
€174.19
|
$86.29
QAR314.83
|
|
pay 31.8% less for childcare
Amsterdam
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,725.51
€1,611.81
|
$762.50
QAR2,782.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,482.44
€10,725.82
|
$10,598.69
QAR38,670.89
|
|
pay 68.2% more for entertainment and sports
Amsterdam
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$13.02
QAR47.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.26
|
$5.51
QAR20.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.02
€8.42
|
$6.58
QAR24.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.59
€36.98
|
$117.38
QAR428.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.29
€13.35
|
$10.97
QAR40.01
|
|
pay 11.4% more for clothing
Amsterdam
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.95
€72.81
|
$64.53
QAR235.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€28.55
|
$52.67
QAR192.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.96
€84.97
|
$92.94
QAR339.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.87
€102.63
|
$97.05
QAR354.10
|
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