Cost of living comparison
Doha is 21.3% more expensive than Athens.
If you lived in Doha instead of Athens, you would:
pay 40.6% less for restaurants
Athens
|
Doha
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€14.79
|
$8.24
QAR30.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€8.88
|
$7.69
QAR28.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
€1.93
|
$0.90
QAR3.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
€0.49
|
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
|
pay 10.9% less for groceries
Athens
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.31
€1.20
|
$1.55
QAR5.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.88
€6.27
|
$5.39
QAR19.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€5.81
|
$8.01
QAR29.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
€4.29
|
$2.68
QAR9.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.03
€4.58
|
$3.92
QAR14.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.79
|
$0.87
QAR3.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.81
|
$0.70
QAR2.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.55
|
$0.73
QAR2.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.89
|
$0.56
QAR2.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.53
|
$0.46
QAR1.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.54
|
$0.51
QAR1.88
|
|
pay 6.7% less for transportation
Athens
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.66
€6.98
|
$2.16
QAR7.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.58
|
$32.96
QAR120.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,399.57
€24,949.53
|
$21,975.32
QAR80,453.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
€11.04
|
$19.78
QAR72.41
|
|
pay 97.0% more for housing
Athens
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.57
€29.66
|
$88.99
QAR325.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.26
€573.91
|
$1,696.38
QAR6,210.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.87
€485.22
|
$1,062.28
QAR3,889.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$165.03
€150.28
|
$76.42
QAR279.77
|
|
pay 33.0% more for childcare
Athens
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.99
€439.80
|
$767.35
QAR2,809.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,389.46
€9,460.44
|
$11,125.00
QAR40,729.72
|
|
pay 83.0% more for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€4.93
|
$12.36
QAR45.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.30
|
$5.78
QAR21.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.54
|
$6.59
QAR24.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.52
€42.36
|
$124.58
QAR456.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
€8.88
|
$12.36
QAR45.26
|
|
pay 6.0% less for clothing
Athens
|
Doha
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.99
€81.94
|
$60.03
QAR219.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.83
€31.71
|
$46.36
QAR169.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.37
€86.84
|
$89.37
QAR327.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.71
€106.27
|
$96.03
QAR351.56
|
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