Cost of living comparison
Doha is 14.2% more expensive than Berlin.
If you lived in Doha instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 58.3% less for restaurants
|
Berlin
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.24
€13.78
|
$8.24
QAR30.08
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€9.84
|
$7.69
QAR28.07
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.08
€2.78
|
$0.90
QAR3.27
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.74
€2.48
|
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
|
pay 24.1% less for groceries
|
Berlin
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
€1.93
|
$1.55
QAR5.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
€6.27
|
$5.39
QAR19.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
€4.23
|
$8.01
QAR29.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.49
€3.16
|
$2.68
QAR9.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.38
€5.77
|
$3.92
QAR14.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.18
|
$0.87
QAR3.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.70
|
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.96
|
$0.73
QAR2.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.49
|
$0.56
QAR2.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.74
|
$0.46
QAR1.70
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.78
|
$0.51
QAR1.87
|
|
pay 40.9% less for transportation
|
Berlin
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.72
|
$2.16
QAR7.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€48.22
|
$32.96
QAR120.32
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.23
€29,307.19
|
$21,975.32
QAR80,212.35
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.46
€23.02
|
$19.78
QAR72.19
|
|
pay 16.5% more for housing
|
Berlin
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.52
€38.44
|
$88.99
QAR324.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.07
€1,258.60
|
$1,696.38
QAR6,191.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.74
€893.94
|
$1,062.28
QAR3,877.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$278.35
€251.66
|
$76.42
QAR278.93
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Berlin
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.09
€189.04
|
$767.35
QAR2,800.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,427.53
€8,523.60
|
$11,125.00
QAR40,607.50
|
|
pay 78.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Berlin
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
€4.43
|
$12.36
QAR45.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.05
€3.66
|
$5.78
QAR21.09
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.93
€8.07
|
$6.59
QAR24.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.56
€33.96
|
$124.58
QAR454.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.33
€12.06
|
$12.36
QAR45.12
|
|
pay 15.2% less for clothing
|
Berlin
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.82
€80.31
|
$60.03
QAR219.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.27
€37.31
|
$46.36
QAR169.21
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.51
€87.26
|
$89.37
QAR326.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.43
€130.59
|
$96.03
QAR350.50
|
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