Cost of living comparison

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Berlin vs. Doha Cost of Living Summary

Berlin is 58.7% more expensive than Doha.

Restaurants: pay 3.7 times more in Berlin
Groceries: pay 48.1% more in Berlin
Transportation: pay 97.4% more in Berlin
Housing: pay 43.1% more in Berlin
Childcare: pay 37.9% less in Berlin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.7% less in Berlin
Clothing: pay 14.5% more in Berlin

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

Berlin vs. Doha Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Berlin instead of Doha, you would:

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pay 3.7 times more for restaurants

	Doha	Berlin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.22 QAR29.88	$16.08 €14.78	+95.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.53 QAR27.39	$11.79 €10.84	+56.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.90 QAR3.27	$2.88 €2.65	+220.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 QAR1.30	$2.84 €2.61	+693.8%
Average			+266.7%

Doha vs. Berlin - Cost of restaurants

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pay 48.1% more for groceries

	Doha	Berlin
Bread 1 loaf	$1.57 QAR5.69	$1.96 €1.80	+24.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.74 QAR20.86	$6.66 €6.13	+16.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.99 QAR29.06	$4.57 €4.20	-42.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.55 QAR9.28	$3.28 €3.02	+28.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.84 QAR13.98	$5.41 €4.97	+40.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.86 QAR3.13	$1.34 €1.24	+56.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 QAR2.59	$0.83 €0.76	+16.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 QAR2.44	$1.00 €0.92	+49.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 QAR2.20	$1.85 €1.70	+204.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 QAR1.55	$0.83 €0.76	+94.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 QAR2.05	$0.80 €0.73	+41.1%
Average			+48.1%

Doha vs. Berlin - Cost of groceries

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pay 97.4% more for transportation

	Doha	Berlin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.14 QAR7.78	$7.19 €6.61	+235.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.87 QAR119.51	$52.52 €48.29	+59.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,910.54 QAR79,673.62	$31,799.21 €29,242.01	+45.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.72 QAR71.71	$29.37 €27.00	+48.9%
Average			+97.4%

Doha vs. Berlin - Cost of transportation

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pay 43.1% more for housing

	Doha	Berlin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$87.95 QAR319.81	$44.99 €41.37	-48.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,570.13 QAR5,709.48	$1,278.77 €1,175.93	-18.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,013.80 QAR3,686.51	$938.86 €863.36	-7.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$75.85 QAR275.82	$263.55 €242.35	+247.4%
Average			+43.1%

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pay 37.9% less for childcare

	Doha	Berlin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$797.97 QAR2,901.66	$306.98 €282.30	-61.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,234.42 QAR40,851.88	$9,639.17 €8,864.02	-14.2%
Average			-37.9%

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pay 20.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Doha	Berlin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.96 QAR39.84	$4.29 €3.94	-60.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.26 QAR19.12	$3.98 €3.66	-24.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.57 QAR23.90	$9.11 €8.38	+38.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$117.97 QAR428.99	$37.89 €34.84	-67.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.32 QAR44.82	$13.66 €12.57	+10.9%
Average			-20.7%

Doha vs. Berlin - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 14.5% more for clothing

	Doha	Berlin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.12 QAR222.25	$85.49 €78.62	+39.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.31 QAR201.14	$40.99 €37.69	-25.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.92 QAR352.45	$95.49 €87.81	-1.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.98 QAR345.39	$138.30 €127.18	+45.6%
Average			+14.5%

Doha vs. Berlin - Cost of clothing

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