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Doha vs. Buenos Aires Cost of Living Summary

Doha is 36.2% more expensive than Buenos Aires.

Restaurants: pay 58.3% less in Doha
Groceries: pay 13.7% less in Doha
Transportation: pay 26.2% more in Doha
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Doha
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Doha
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Doha
Clothing: pay 33.9% less in Doha

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

Doha vs. Buenos Aires Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Doha instead of Buenos Aires, you would:

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pay 58.3% less for restaurants

	Buenos Aires	Doha
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.00 ARS26,034.72	$8.24 QAR29.94	-54.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00 ARS17,356.48	$7.14 QAR25.95	-40.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.18 ARS3,154.71	$0.88 QAR3.19	-59.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 ARS2,007.74	$0.30 QAR1.08	-78.6%
Average			-58.3%

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pay 13.7% less for groceries

	Buenos Aires	Doha
Bread 1 loaf	$2.89 ARS4,181.15	$1.52 QAR5.51	-47.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.13 ARS8,871.09	$5.57 QAR20.25	-9.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.84 ARS8,442.80	$7.92 QAR28.77	+35.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.29 ARS4,757.11	$2.51 QAR9.13	-23.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 ARS5,669.05	$3.51 QAR12.75	-10.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 ARS1,664.69	$0.95 QAR3.44	-17.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 ARS1,390.37	$0.72 QAR2.63	-24.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 ARS819.15	$0.73 QAR2.66	+29.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 ARS1,648.30	$0.65 QAR2.35	-43.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 ARS952.66	$0.49 QAR1.77	-25.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 ARS837.26	$0.50 QAR1.83	-13.0%
Average			-13.7%

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pay 26.2% more for transportation

	Buenos Aires	Doha
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.31 ARS6,237.99	$2.15 QAR7.80	-50.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 ARS28,927.47	$27.46 QAR99.79	+37.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 ARS36,159,331.25	$27,456.90 QAR99,792.70	+9.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.51 ARS13,762.18	$19.77 QAR71.85	+107.8%
Average			+26.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Buenos Aires	Doha
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.42 ARS42,555.70	$87.14 QAR316.72	+196.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$659.06 ARS953,253.26	$1,630.25 QAR5,925.19	+147.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$463.75 ARS670,751.66	$1,149.49 QAR4,177.86	+147.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.98 ARS146,052.25	$66.60 QAR242.04	-34.0%
Average			+114.4%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Buenos Aires	Doha
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$367.39 ARS531,384.95	$836.08 QAR3,038.77	+127.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,496.25 ARS7,949,628.98	$11,413.33 QAR41,482.01	+107.7%
Average			+117.7%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Buenos Aires	Doha
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.80 ARS5,496.22	$10.98 QAR39.92	+189.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 ARS5,967.15	$5.15 QAR18.73	+24.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.68 ARS5,322.65	$6.45 QAR23.45	+75.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.59 ARS63,042.89	$121.52 QAR441.68	+178.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.00 ARS13,017.36	$12.36 QAR44.91	+37.3%
Average			+101.1%

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pay 33.9% less for clothing

	Buenos Aires	Doha
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$112.87 ARS163,247.52	$63.08 QAR229.27	-44.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$91.59 ARS132,477.95	$55.90 QAR203.17	-39.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.33 ARS187,064.27	$103.01 QAR374.39	-20.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.94 ARS195,167.49	$91.59 QAR332.87	-32.1%
Average			-33.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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