Cost of living comparison
Austria is 36.0% more expensive than Doha.
If you lived in Austria instead of Doha, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
Doha
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.23
QAR29.92
|
$15.13
€14.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
QAR24.94
|
$9.01
€8.45
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
QAR3.79
|
$2.84
€2.67
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.36
|
$2.40
€2.25
|
|
pay 44.3% more for groceries
|
Doha
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
QAR5.74
|
$2.29
€2.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
QAR19.30
|
$7.30
€6.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
QAR28.11
|
$5.02
€4.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.83
|
$3.54
€3.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
QAR10.30
|
$5.30
€4.97
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
QAR3.23
|
$1.10
€1.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
QAR2.36
|
$1.53
€1.44
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.88
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.59
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
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pay 68.5% more for transportation
|
Doha
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.13
QAR7.76
|
$7.22
€6.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.13
QAR149.61
|
$48.12
€45.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,934.13
QAR79,793.16
|
$25,940.65
€24,338.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.74
QAR71.81
|
$19.81
€18.58
|
|
pay 1.2% less for housing
|
Doha
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.79
QAR323.01
|
$37.53
€35.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,816.95
QAR6,609.79
|
$743.38
€697.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,142.87
QAR4,157.59
|
$621.91
€583.51
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.29
QAR313.90
|
$222.11
€208.40
|
|
pay 34.0% less for childcare
|
Doha
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$762.50
QAR2,773.86
|
$416.59
€390.86
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,598.69
QAR38,556.48
|
$8,210.34
€7,703.35
|
|
pay 32.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Doha
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$13.02
QAR47.38
|
$4.19
€3.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.51
QAR20.03
|
$3.32
€3.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
QAR23.94
|
$6.20
€5.82
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.38
QAR427.02
|
$41.56
€38.99
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.97
QAR39.90
|
$12.77
€11.98
|
|
pay 0.9% less for clothing
|
Doha
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.53
QAR234.75
|
$75.76
€71.08
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.67
QAR191.61
|
$38.64
€36.26
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.94
QAR338.09
|
$85.33
€80.06
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.05
QAR353.06
|
$110.53
€103.70
|
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