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Qatar

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Isle of Man

Douglas vs. Doha Cost of Living Summary

Douglas is 45.2% more expensive than Doha.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Douglas
Groceries: pay 64.6% more in Douglas
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Douglas
Housing: pay 1.2% less in Douglas
Childcare: pay 3.8 times more in Douglas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.6% less in Douglas
Clothing: pay 5.3% more in Douglas

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

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Douglas vs. Doha Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Doha	Douglas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.61 QAR35.18	$27.75 £20.78	+188.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.23 QAR30.16	$11.89 £8.90	+44.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 QAR3.45	$2.71 £2.03	+187.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 QAR1.53	$2.12 £1.59	+408.9%
Average			+139.8%

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pay 64.6% more for groceries

	Doha	Douglas
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 QAR5.08	$2.63 £1.97	+90.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.62 QAR20.59	$4.01 £3.00	-28.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.97 QAR29.21	$9.41 £7.05	+18.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.41 QAR12.50	$5.30 £3.96	+55.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 QAR13.02	$3.87 £2.90	+9.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 QAR3.71	$1.36 £1.02	+33.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 QAR3.02	$0.82 £0.61	-1.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 QAR2.57	$1.74 £1.30	+147.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 QAR2.04	$1.61 £1.21	+188.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 QAR1.60	$1.35 £1.01	+209.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 QAR1.63	$1.35 £1.01	+202.6%
Average			+64.6%

Doha vs. Douglas - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Doha	Douglas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.14 QAR7.82	$7.35 £5.51	+244.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.44 QAR100.52	$96.91 £72.55	+253.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,978.05 QAR102K	$43,752.78 £32,756.43	+56.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.39 QAR67.35	$16.65 £12.47	-9.4%
Average			+139.2%

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pay 1.2% less for housing

	Doha	Douglas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$86.45 QAR316.63	$72.49 £54.27	-16.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,897.48 QAR6,950.09	$1,233.89 £923.78	-35.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,178.09 QAR4,315.08	$1,068.05 £799.62	-9.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.24 QAR238.97	$261.61 £195.86	+301.0%
Average			-1.2%

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pay 3.8 times more for childcare

	Doha	Douglas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$670.94 QAR2,457.53	$1,739.89 £1,302.61	+159.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,605.02 QAR35,181.22	$52,196.76 £39,078.20	+443.4%
Average			+275.4%

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pay 12.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Doha	Douglas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$12.21 QAR44.73	$6.54 £4.90	-46.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.87 QAR21.50	$5.01 £3.75	-14.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.45 QAR23.62	$22.46 £16.82	+248.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$125.60 QAR460.06	$64.75 £48.48	-48.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.35 QAR45.23	$15.86 £11.87	+28.4%
Average			-12.6%

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pay 5.3% more for clothing

	Doha	Douglas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.60 QAR221.98	$99.11 £74.20	+63.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.93 QAR197.52	$44.60 £33.39	-17.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.54 QAR364.61	$111.22 £83.27	+11.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.38 QAR312.72	$69.38 £51.94	-18.7%
Average			+5.3%

Doha vs. Douglas - Cost of clothing

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