Cost of living comparison
Doha is 17.2% more expensive than Berlin.
If you lived in Doha instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 54.4% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$8.23
QAR29.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.25
|
$6.85
QAR24.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.69
|
$1.04
QAR3.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
€2.22
|
$0.37
QAR1.36
|
|
pay 25.4% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.97
€1.83
|
$1.58
QAR5.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.43
|
$5.30
QAR19.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.74
|
$7.73
QAR28.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
€2.92
|
$2.70
QAR9.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
€4.57
|
$2.83
QAR10.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$0.89
QAR3.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.24
|
$0.81
QAR2.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
€1.48
|
$0.65
QAR2.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.52
QAR1.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.44
QAR1.59
|
|
pay 44.3% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.08
€7.49
|
$2.13
QAR7.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$93.45
€86.70
|
$41.13
QAR149.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,967.00
€30,585.13
|
$21,934.13
QAR79,970.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.98
€21.32
|
$19.74
QAR71.97
|
|
pay 22.2% more for housing
Berlin
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.65
€39.57
|
$88.79
QAR323.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,347.77
€1,250.39
|
$1,816.95
QAR6,624.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$999.06
€926.88
|
$1,142.87
QAR4,166.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$273.14
€253.40
|
$86.29
QAR314.60
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Berlin
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.36
€195.16
|
$762.50
QAR2,780.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,885.50
€7,315.77
|
$10,598.69
QAR38,641.96
|
|
pay 77.5% more for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$13.02
QAR47.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.36
|
$5.51
QAR20.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.16
|
$6.58
QAR23.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€38.71
|
$117.38
QAR427.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$10.97
QAR39.99
|
|
pay 3.6% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.74
€85.11
|
$64.53
QAR235.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.98
€36.16
|
$52.67
QAR192.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
€88.11
|
$92.94
QAR338.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.23
€109.69
|
$97.05
QAR353.84
|
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