Cost of living comparison
Doha is 3.0 times more expensive than Damascus.
If you lived in Doha instead of Damascus, you would:
pay 34.0% more for restaurants
Damascus
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
$8.23
QAR29.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
$6.85
QAR24.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
SYP2,197
|
$1.04
QAR3.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
SYP1,146
|
$0.37
QAR1.36
|
|
pay 81.5% more for groceries
Damascus
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
SYP3,179
|
$1.58
QAR5.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.82
SYP4,570
|
$5.30
QAR19.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.06
SYP10,205
|
$7.73
QAR28.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
SYP4,097
|
$2.70
QAR9.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.72
SYP6,840
|
$2.83
QAR10.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
SYP1,180
|
$0.89
QAR3.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
SYP2,699
|
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
SYP782
|
$0.81
QAR2.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
SYP961
|
$0.65
QAR2.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
SYP721
|
$0.52
QAR1.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
SYP446
|
$0.44
QAR1.59
|
|
pay 28.3% more for transportation
Damascus
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
SYP11,870
|
$2.13
QAR7.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
$41.13
QAR149.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
SYP65,325,780
|
$21,934.13
QAR79,970.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.95
SYP35,058
|
$19.74
QAR71.97
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for housing
Damascus
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.67
SYP127,302
|
$88.79
QAR323.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$282.72
SYP710,338
|
$1,816.95
QAR6,624.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.54
SYP458,636
|
$1,142.87
QAR4,166.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.77
SYP57,212
|
$86.29
QAR314.60
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
Damascus
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.06
SYP334,306
|
$762.50
QAR2,780.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,676.54
SYP6,724,882
|
$10,598.69
QAR38,641.96
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Damascus
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
$13.02
QAR47.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.01
SYP2,539
|
$5.51
QAR20.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
SYP6,281
|
$6.58
QAR23.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.97
SYP37,617
|
$117.38
QAR427.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
$10.97
QAR39.99
|
|
pay 46.7% more for clothing
Damascus
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.19
SYP90,937
|
$64.53
QAR235.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.50
SYP74,120
|
$52.67
QAR192.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.22
SYP292,011
|
$92.94
QAR338.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.64
SYP162,404
|
$97.05
QAR353.84
|
|
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