Cost of living comparison
Freetown is 8.5% cheaper than Doha.
If you lived in Freetown instead of Doha, you would:
pay 43.9% more for restaurants
Doha
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.24
QAR29.90
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.69
QAR27.90
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
QAR3.25
|
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
QAR1.29
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 52.4% more for groceries
Doha
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
QAR5.63
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
QAR19.56
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.01
QAR29.06
|
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
QAR9.72
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.23
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.15
|
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.53
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
QAR2.66
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
QAR2.02
|
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
QAR1.68
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
QAR1.86
|
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
|
pay 10.8% more for transportation
Doha
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.85
|
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.96
QAR119.59
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,975.32
QAR79,724.69
|
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.78
QAR71.75
|
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
|
pay 16.9% less for housing
Doha
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.99
QAR322.85
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,696.38
QAR6,154.32
|
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,062.28
QAR3,853.88
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.42
QAR277.23
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Doha
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$767.35
QAR2,783.90
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,125.00
QAR40,360.63
|
?? |
pay 68.0% less for entertainment and sports
Doha
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR44.85
|
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.78
QAR20.96
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.59
QAR23.92
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$124.58
QAR451.97
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.36
QAR44.85
|
?? | |
pay 72.9% less for clothing
Doha
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.03
QAR217.77
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.36
QAR168.18
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.37
QAR324.23
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.03
QAR348.37
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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