Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 79.6% more expensive than Doha.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Doha, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
|
Doha
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.24
QAR30.08
|
$21.66
€19.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.69
QAR28.07
|
$10.83
€9.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
QAR3.27
|
$2.66
€2.40
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
$2.08
€1.88
|
|
pay 50.9% more for groceries
|
Doha
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
QAR5.66
|
$1.80
€1.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
QAR19.68
|
$3.97
€3.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.01
QAR29.23
|
$5.30
€4.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
QAR9.78
|
$4.14
€3.74
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.31
|
$4.61
€4.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.17
|
$1.32
€1.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
$1.01
€0.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
QAR2.67
|
$1.35
€1.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
QAR2.03
|
$1.74
€1.58
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
QAR1.70
|
$0.91
€0.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
QAR1.87
|
$0.72
€0.65
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Doha
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.89
|
$7.20
€6.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.96
QAR120.32
|
$129.96
€117.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,975.32
QAR80,212.35
|
$39,718.55
€35,910.26
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.78
QAR72.19
|
$22.04
€19.93
|
|
pay 68.4% more for housing
|
Doha
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.99
QAR324.82
|
$56.72
€51.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,696.38
QAR6,191.96
|
$2,216.44
€2,003.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,062.28
QAR3,877.45
|
$1,934.10
€1,748.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.42
QAR278.93
|
$227.14
€205.36
|
|
pay 38.0% more for childcare
|
Doha
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$767.35
QAR2,800.93
|
$1,385.73
€1,252.86
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,125.00
QAR40,607.50
|
$10,612.44
€9,594.90
|
|
pay 9.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Doha
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR45.12
|
$7.04
€6.36
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.78
QAR21.09
|
$4.29
€3.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.59
QAR24.06
|
$17.33
€15.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$124.58
QAR454.74
|
$50.46
€45.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.36
QAR45.12
|
$14.08
€12.73
|
|
pay 14.2% more for clothing
|
Doha
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.03
QAR219.10
|
$93.14
€84.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.36
QAR169.21
|
$40.93
€37.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.37
QAR326.21
|
$97.04
€87.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.03
QAR350.50
|
$100.46
€90.83
|
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