Cost of living comparison

Qatar

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Finland

Helsinki vs. Doha Cost of Living Summary

Helsinki is 19.6% more expensive than Doha.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Helsinki
Groceries: pay 38.0% more in Helsinki
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Helsinki
Housing: pay 24.3% less in Helsinki
Childcare: pay 3.2% less in Helsinki
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.1% less in Helsinki
Clothing: pay 22.8% more in Helsinki

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

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Helsinki vs. Doha Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Doha	Helsinki
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.61 QAR35.16	$17.92 €15.95	+86.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.23 QAR30.14	$13.44 €11.96	+63.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 QAR3.45	$3.45 €3.07	+266.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 QAR1.53	$2.59 €2.30	+520.1%
Average			+114.8%

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pay 38.0% more for groceries

	Doha	Helsinki
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 QAR5.07	$2.76 €2.45	+99.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.62 QAR20.58	$4.96 €4.41	-11.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.97 QAR29.19	$5.08 €4.52	-36.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.41 QAR12.49	$3.93 €3.50	+15.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 QAR13.02	$6.02 €5.36	+69.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 QAR3.71	$1.26 €1.12	+23.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 QAR3.02	$0.99 €0.88	+20.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 QAR2.57	$1.12 €1.00	+59.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 QAR2.04	$1.77 €1.58	+217.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 QAR1.59	$0.55 €0.49	+26.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 QAR1.63	$0.74 €0.66	+66.0%
Average			+38.0%

Doha vs. Helsinki - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Doha	Helsinki
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.14 QAR7.82	$8.89 €7.91	+316.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.44 QAR100.46	$81.74 €72.75	+197.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,978.05 QAR102K	$36,622.07 €32,594.96	+30.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.39 QAR67.31	$26.34 €23.44	+43.2%
Average			+143.2%

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pay 24.3% less for housing

	Doha	Helsinki
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$86.45 QAR316.45	$24.77 €22.05	-71.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,897.48 QAR6,946.15	$1,207.26 €1,074.51	-36.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,178.09 QAR4,312.64	$904.00 €804.59	-23.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.24 QAR238.83	$104.89 €93.35	+60.8%
Average			-24.3%

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pay 3.2% less for childcare

	Doha	Helsinki
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$670.94 QAR2,456.14	$476.51 €424.11	-29.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,605.02 QAR35,161.31	$12,685.20 €11,290.29	+32.1%
Average			-3.2%

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pay 12.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Doha	Helsinki
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$12.21 QAR44.71	$10.08 €8.97	-17.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.87 QAR21.49	$5.23 €4.65	-10.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.45 QAR23.61	$14.00 €12.46	+117.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$125.60 QAR459.80	$46.96 €41.80	-62.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.35 QAR45.21	$18.48 €16.44	+49.6%
Average			-12.1%

Doha vs. Helsinki - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 22.8% more for clothing

	Doha	Helsinki
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.60 QAR221.85	$92.46 €82.29	+52.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.93 QAR197.41	$43.55 €38.76	-19.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.54 QAR364.40	$104.85 €93.32	+5.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.38 QAR312.54	$149.45 €133.01	+75.0%
Average			+22.8%

Doha vs. Helsinki - Cost of clothing

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