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Georgetown vs. Doha Cost of Living Summary

Georgetown is 28.5% more expensive than Doha.

Restaurants: pay 56.4% more in Georgetown
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Georgetown
Transportation: pay 29.1% more in Georgetown
Housing: pay 33.6% less in Georgetown
Childcare: pay 62.4% more in Georgetown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.0% less in Georgetown
Clothing: pay 12.2% more in Georgetown

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

Georgetown vs. Doha Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 56.4% more for restaurants

	Doha	Georgetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.24 QAR29.97	$11.95 GYD2,495.14	+45.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 QAR25.98	$9.37 GYD1,956.19	+31.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 QAR3.19	$1.18 GYD246.19	+34.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 QAR1.08	$0.64 GYD133.74	+115.2%
Average			+56.4%

Doha vs. Georgetown - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Doha	Georgetown
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 QAR5.52	$2.09 GYD436.30	+37.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 QAR20.27	$6.94 GYD1,448.97	+24.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.92 QAR28.80	$13.04 GYD2,723.90	+64.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.51 QAR9.14	$4.55 GYD949.82	+81.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.51 QAR12.76	$3.03 GYD632.48	-13.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.95 QAR3.44	$3.47 GYD723.79	+266.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 QAR2.63	$1.53 GYD320.16	+111.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 QAR2.67	$1.66 GYD347.46	+127.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 QAR2.35	$2.74 GYD572.48	+324.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 QAR1.78	$1.09 GYD227.78	+123.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 QAR1.83	$1.46 GYD305.96	+190.7%
Average			+121.7%

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pay 29.1% more for transportation

	Doha	Georgetown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.15 QAR7.81	$3.89 GYD812.28	+81.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.46 QAR99.91	$28.67 GYD5,988.34	+4.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,456.90 QAR99,908.95	$22,218.32 GYD4,640,962.76	-19.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.77 QAR71.93	$29.62 GYD6,187.95	+49.9%
Average			+29.1%

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pay 33.6% less for housing

	Doha	Georgetown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$87.14 QAR317.09	$50.36 GYD10,519.52	-42.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,630.25 QAR5,932.09	$906.97 GYD189,447.48	-44.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,149.49 QAR4,182.73	$410.12 GYD85,666.52	-64.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.60 QAR242.33	$77.46 GYD16,180.26	+16.3%
Average			-33.6%

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pay 62.4% more for childcare

	Doha	Georgetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$836.08 QAR3,042.31	$1,014.45 GYD211,897.88	+21.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,413.33 QAR41,530.34	$23,232.76 GYD4,852,858.23	+103.6%
Average			+62.4%

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pay 49.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Doha	Georgetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.98 QAR39.96	$2.03 GYD424.17	-81.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.15 QAR18.76	$5.83 GYD1,217.63	+13.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.45 QAR23.48	$2.68 GYD558.91	-58.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$121.52 QAR442.19	$38.23 GYD7,984.45	-68.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.36 QAR44.96	$6.21 GYD1,297.47	-49.7%
Average			-49.0%

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pay 12.2% more for clothing

	Doha	Georgetown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.08 QAR229.54	$50.17 GYD10,479.59	-20.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.90 QAR203.41	$52.56 GYD10,978.62	-6.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.01 QAR374.83	$148.12 GYD30,939.75	+43.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.59 QAR333.26	$120.65 GYD25,200.93	+31.7%
Average			+12.2%

Doha vs. Georgetown - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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