Cost of living comparison

Qatar

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Slovakia

Bratislava vs. Doha Cost of Living Summary

Bratislava is 6.4% more expensive than Doha.

Restaurants: pay 48.5% more in Bratislava
Groceries: pay 35.5% more in Bratislava
Transportation: pay 72.7% more in Bratislava
Housing: pay 26.2% less in Bratislava
Childcare: pay 57.5% more in Bratislava
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.7% less in Bratislava
Clothing: pay 12.7% more in Bratislava

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

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Bratislava vs. Doha Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.5% more for restaurants

	Doha	Bratislava
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.61 QAR35.18	$11.20 €10.05	+16.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.23 QAR30.16	$10.64 €9.54	+29.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 QAR3.45	$2.36 €2.11	+150.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 QAR1.53	$1.78 €1.60	+326.2%
Average			+48.5%

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pay 35.5% more for groceries

	Doha	Bratislava
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 QAR5.08	$1.94 €1.74	+40.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.62 QAR20.59	$7.71 €6.91	+37.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.97 QAR29.21	$4.29 €3.85	-46.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.41 QAR12.50	$4.50 €4.03	+31.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 QAR13.02	$4.04 €3.62	+13.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 QAR3.71	$1.01 €0.91	-0.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 QAR3.02	$0.87 €0.78	+5.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 QAR2.57	$1.24 €1.12	+77.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 QAR2.04	$2.09 €1.88	+274.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 QAR1.60	$0.75 €0.67	+72.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 QAR1.63	$0.67 €0.60	+50.5%
Average			+35.5%

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pay 72.7% more for transportation

	Doha	Bratislava
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.14 QAR7.82	$7.30 €6.55	+241.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.44 QAR100.52	$45.35 €40.69	+65.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,978.05 QAR102K	$26,078.64 €23,396.45	-6.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.39 QAR67.35	$20.72 €18.58	+12.7%
Average			+72.7%

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pay 26.2% less for housing

	Doha	Bratislava
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$86.45 QAR316.63	$18.65 €16.74	-78.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,897.48 QAR6,950.09	$1,055.75 €947.17	-44.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,178.09 QAR4,315.08	$786.21 €705.35	-33.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.24 QAR238.97	$200.86 €180.20	+207.9%
Average			-26.2%

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pay 57.5% more for childcare

	Doha	Bratislava
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$670.94 QAR2,457.53	$859.09 €770.73	+28.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,605.02 QAR35,181.22	$18,610.01 €16,695.97	+93.8%
Average			+57.5%

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pay 42.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Doha	Bratislava
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$12.21 QAR44.73	$3.36 €3.01	-72.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.87 QAR21.50	$3.57 €3.20	-39.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.45 QAR23.62	$6.72 €6.03	+4.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$125.60 QAR460.06	$55.89 €50.14	-55.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.35 QAR45.23	$12.32 €11.05	-0.3%
Average			-42.7%

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pay 12.7% more for clothing

	Doha	Bratislava
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.60 QAR221.98	$101.18 €90.78	+67.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.93 QAR197.52	$40.44 €36.28	-25.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.54 QAR364.61	$101.82 €91.35	+2.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.38 QAR312.72	$107.72 €96.64	+26.2%
Average			+12.7%

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