Cost of living comparison
Castries is 11.0% more expensive than Doha.
If you lived in Castries instead of Doha, you would:
pay 52.3% more for restaurants
Doha
|
Castries
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.23
QAR29.99
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
QAR24.99
|
$10.01
EC$27.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
QAR3.80
|
$1.12
EC$3.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.36
|
$0.99
EC$2.67
|
|
pay 83.7% more for groceries
Doha
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
QAR5.76
|
$0.82
EC$2.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
QAR19.34
|
$4.20
EC$11.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
QAR28.17
|
$10.66
EC$28.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.86
|
$3.19
EC$8.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
QAR10.33
|
$4.76
EC$12.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
QAR3.24
|
$3.47
EC$9.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.96
|
$2.01
EC$5.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
QAR2.36
|
$2.36
EC$6.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.88
|
$1.12
EC$3.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.59
|
$0.62
EC$1.67
|
|
pay 98.0% more for transportation
Doha
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.13
QAR7.78
|
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.13
QAR149.94
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,934.13
QAR79,970.06
|
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.74
QAR71.97
|
?? | |
pay 50.5% less for housing
Doha
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.79
QAR323.72
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,816.95
QAR6,624.44
|
$417.20
EC$1,127.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,142.87
QAR4,166.81
|
$268.27
EC$725.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.29
QAR314.60
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
|
pay 80.2% less for childcare
Doha
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$762.50
QAR2,780.01
|
$169.59
EC$458.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,598.69
QAR38,641.96
|
$1,850.10
EC$5,000.00
|
|
pay 52.0% less for entertainment and sports
Doha
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$13.02
QAR47.48
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.51
QAR20.07
|
$2.50
EC$6.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
QAR23.99
|
$4.81
EC$13.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.38
QAR427.96
|
$43.01
EC$116.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.97
QAR39.99
|
$7.59
EC$20.50
|
|
pay 25.9% more for clothing
Doha
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.53
QAR235.27
|
$61.52
EC$166.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.67
QAR192.03
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.94
QAR338.84
|
$124.88
EC$337.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.05
QAR353.84
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
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