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Doha vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost of Living Summary

Doha is 65.3% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.

Restaurants: pay 62.7% more in Doha
Groceries: pay 16.8% less in Doha
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Doha
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Doha
Childcare: pay 74.8% more in Doha
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Doha
Clothing: pay 14.8% less in Doha

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, and restaurants in Doha are more expensive than in Bandar Seri Begawan. Expenses including groceries and clothing are lower in Doha. Notably, transportation, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in Doha.

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Doha vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Doha instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:

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pay 62.7% more for restaurants

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Doha
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.91 BND5.01	$9.61 QAR35.18	+145.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 BND7.91	$8.23 QAR30.16	+33.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 BND1.18	$0.94 QAR3.45	+1.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 BND0.66	$0.42 QAR1.53	-19.1%
Average			+62.7%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Doha - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.8% less for groceries

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Doha
Bread 1 loaf	$1.72 BND2.20	$1.39 QAR5.08	-19.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.69 BND6.01	$5.62 QAR20.59	+19.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.05 BND9.03	$7.97 QAR29.21	+13.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.04 BND2.62	$3.41 QAR12.50	+67.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 BND2.61	$3.56 QAR13.02	+74.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 BND1.82	$1.01 QAR3.71	-28.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 BND1.27	$0.82 QAR3.02	-16.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 BND1.70	$0.70 QAR2.57	-47.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 BND1.48	$0.56 QAR2.04	-51.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 BND0.99	$0.44 QAR1.60	-43.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 BND1.19	$0.45 QAR1.63	-52.1%
Average			-16.8%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Doha - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Doha
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.55 BND1.99	$2.14 QAR7.82	+37.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$0.78 BND1.00	$27.44 QAR100.52	+3413.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,965.55 BND55,053.77	$27,978.05 QAR102K	-34.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.47 BND39.04	$18.39 QAR67.35	-39.6%
Average			+127.6%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Doha
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.10 BND83.41	$86.45 QAR316.63	+32.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$720.60 BND923.33	$1,897.48 QAR6,950.09	+163.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$473.37 BND606.55	$1,178.09 QAR4,315.08	+148.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.90 BND60.09	$65.24 QAR238.97	+39.1%
Average			+126.1%

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pay 74.8% more for childcare

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Doha
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.79 BND277.78	$670.94 QAR2,457.53	+209.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,724.87 BND12,460.93	$9,605.02 QAR35,181.22	-1.2%
Average			+74.8%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Doha
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 BND2.50	$12.21 QAR44.73	+525.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.91 BND5.00	$5.87 QAR21.50	+50.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.63 BND20.02	$6.45 QAR23.62	-58.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.57 BND58.39	$125.60 QAR460.06	+175.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.47 BND7.01	$12.35 QAR45.23	+125.9%
Average			+126.3%

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pay 14.8% less for clothing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Doha
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.16 BND97.59	$60.60 QAR221.98	-20.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$93.73 BND120.10	$53.93 QAR197.52	-42.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.14 BND130.88	$99.54 QAR364.61	-2.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.26 BND92.59	$85.38 QAR312.72	+18.2%
Average			-14.8%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Doha - Cost of clothing

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