Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 10.4% more expensive than Doha.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Doha, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Doha
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.24
QAR30.05
|
$10.94
RON50.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.69
QAR28.04
|
$7.66
RON35.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
QAR3.27
|
$2.09
RON9.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
$2.12
RON9.78
|
|
pay 4.0% less for groceries
Doha
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
QAR5.66
|
$1.11
RON5.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
QAR19.66
|
$4.60
RON21.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.01
QAR29.20
|
$6.63
RON30.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
QAR9.77
|
$3.27
RON15.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.30
|
$3.02
RON13.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.17
|
$0.54
RON2.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
$0.77
RON3.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
QAR2.67
|
$0.72
RON3.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
QAR2.03
|
$0.90
RON4.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
QAR1.69
|
$0.46
RON2.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
QAR1.87
|
$0.45
RON2.06
|
|
pay 18.8% more for transportation
Doha
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.88
|
$5.88
RON27.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.96
QAR120.18
|
$17.51
RON80.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,975.32
QAR80,120.23
|
$26,408.94
RON122,043.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.78
QAR72.11
|
$5.91
RON27.30
|
|
pay 40.9% less for housing
Doha
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.99
QAR324.45
|
$8.86
RON40.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,696.38
QAR6,184.85
|
$568.98
RON2,629.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,062.28
QAR3,873.00
|
$395.47
RON1,827.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.42
QAR278.61
|
$118.98
RON549.85
|
|
pay 23.3% less for childcare
Doha
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$767.35
QAR2,797.71
|
$483.31
RON2,233.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,125.00
QAR40,560.86
|
$10,056.32
RON46,473.28
|
|
pay 46.4% less for entertainment and sports
Doha
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR45.07
|
$3.06
RON14.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.78
QAR21.07
|
$3.15
RON14.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.59
QAR24.04
|
$5.69
RON26.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$124.58
QAR454.21
|
$50.37
RON232.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.36
QAR45.07
|
$7.66
RON35.39
|
|
pay 3.5% more for clothing
Doha
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.03
QAR218.85
|
$78.75
RON363.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.36
QAR169.01
|
$40.30
RON186.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.37
QAR325.83
|
$81.53
RON376.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.03
QAR350.10
|
$100.55
RON464.69
|
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