Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 49.3% more expensive than Doha.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Doha, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Doha
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.23
QAR30.01
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
QAR25.01
|
$9.97
€9.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
QAR3.80
|
$2.90
€2.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.36
|
$2.39
€2.24
|
|
pay 50.2% more for groceries
Doha
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
QAR5.76
|
$1.97
€1.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
QAR19.35
|
$6.93
€6.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
QAR28.19
|
$5.11
€4.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.86
|
$3.15
€2.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
QAR10.33
|
$4.93
€4.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
QAR3.24
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.96
|
$1.34
€1.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
QAR2.36
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.88
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.59
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Doha
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.13
QAR7.79
|
$8.08
€7.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.13
QAR150.06
|
$93.45
€87.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,934.13
QAR80,029.94
|
$32,967.00
€30,794.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.74
QAR72.03
|
$22.98
€21.46
|
|
pay 31.5% more for housing
Doha
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.79
QAR323.97
|
$42.65
€39.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,816.95
QAR6,629.40
|
$1,347.77
€1,258.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,142.87
QAR4,169.93
|
$999.06
€933.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.29
QAR314.83
|
$273.14
€255.14
|
|
pay 49.0% less for childcare
Doha
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$762.50
QAR2,782.09
|
$210.36
€196.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,598.69
QAR38,670.89
|
$7,885.50
€7,365.89
|
|
pay 22.2% less for entertainment and sports
Doha
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$13.02
QAR47.52
|
$4.40
€4.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.51
QAR20.09
|
$3.62
€3.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
QAR24.01
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.38
QAR428.29
|
$41.73
€38.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.97
QAR40.01
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
pay 10.1% more for clothing
Doha
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.53
QAR235.45
|
$91.74
€85.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.67
QAR192.18
|
$38.98
€36.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.94
QAR339.10
|
$94.97
€88.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.05
QAR354.10
|
$118.23
€110.44
|
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