Cost of living comparison
Doha is 4.4 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Doha instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Cairo
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.25
E£155.73
|
$8.23
QAR30.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
E£202.46
|
$6.85
QAR25.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£12.16
|
$1.04
QAR3.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
E£7.01
|
$0.37
QAR1.36
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Cairo
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
E£28.01
|
$1.58
QAR5.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.73
E£83.03
|
$5.30
QAR19.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
E£164.56
|
$7.73
QAR28.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
E£70.04
|
$2.70
QAR9.88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
E£115.35
|
$2.83
QAR10.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
E£25.13
|
$0.89
QAR3.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
E£11.34
|
$0.81
QAR2.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
E£7.56
|
$0.81
QAR2.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.50
|
$0.65
QAR2.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
E£7.20
|
$0.52
QAR1.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.81
|
$0.44
QAR1.60
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for transportation
Cairo
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.24
E£59.24
|
$2.13
QAR7.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.39
E£545.07
|
$41.13
QAR150.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,600.33
E£1,273,132.15
|
$21,934.13
QAR80,175.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.37
E£65.41
|
$19.74
QAR72.16
|
|
pay 8.2 times more for housing
Cairo
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
E£690.38
|
$88.79
QAR324.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$173.02
E£8,281.20
|
$1,816.95
QAR6,641.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.76
E£4,822.35
|
$1,142.87
QAR4,177.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.76
E£897.88
|
$86.29
QAR315.41
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for childcare
Cairo
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.41
E£5,428.11
|
$762.50
QAR2,787.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,460.81
E£117,778.27
|
$10,598.69
QAR38,741.19
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Cairo
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
E£77.87
|
$13.02
QAR47.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
E£82.04
|
$5.51
QAR20.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
E£85.65
|
$6.58
QAR24.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.91
E£953.00
|
$117.38
QAR429.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.90
E£186.88
|
$10.97
QAR40.09
|
|
pay 61.7% more for clothing
Cairo
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.38
E£1,837.07
|
$64.53
QAR235.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.15
E£1,730.41
|
$52.67
QAR192.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
E£4,219.39
|
$92.94
QAR339.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.66
E£2,042.01
|
$97.05
QAR354.75
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Doha or Cairo. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.