Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 65.7% more expensive than Doha.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Doha, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Doha
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.23
QAR29.92
|
$21.99
€20.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
QAR24.94
|
$10.99
€10.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
QAR3.79
|
$2.49
€2.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.36
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
pay 36.7% more for groceries
Doha
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
QAR5.74
|
$2.00
€1.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
QAR19.30
|
$5.13
€4.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
QAR28.11
|
$5.26
€4.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.83
|
$3.75
€3.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
QAR10.30
|
$4.73
€4.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
QAR3.23
|
$1.20
€1.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
QAR2.36
|
$1.62
€1.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.88
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.59
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Doha
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.13
QAR7.76
|
$7.90
€7.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.13
QAR149.61
|
$131.93
€123.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,934.13
QAR79,793.16
|
$34,778.34
€32,630.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.74
QAR71.81
|
$17.59
€16.50
|
|
pay 42.9% more for housing
Doha
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.79
QAR323.01
|
$62.54
€58.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,816.95
QAR6,609.79
|
$2,136.79
€2,004.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,142.87
QAR4,157.59
|
$1,834.34
€1,721.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.29
QAR313.90
|
$192.55
€180.66
|
|
pay 37.4% more for childcare
Doha
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$762.50
QAR2,773.86
|
$1,355.42
€1,271.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,598.69
QAR38,556.48
|
$10,275.73
€9,641.20
|
|
pay 9.5% more for entertainment and sports
Doha
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$13.02
QAR47.38
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.51
QAR20.03
|
$4.11
€3.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
QAR23.94
|
$17.04
€15.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.38
QAR427.02
|
$50.27
€47.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.97
QAR39.90
|
$13.19
€12.38
|
|
pay 7.4% more for clothing
Doha
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.53
QAR234.75
|
$90.63
€85.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.67
QAR191.61
|
$39.17
€36.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.94
QAR338.09
|
$97.66
€91.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.05
QAR353.06
|
$106.59
€100.00
|
|
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