Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 48.5% more expensive than Doha.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Doha, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Doha
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.23
QAR29.88
|
$17.84
kr2,439
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
QAR24.90
|
$14.27
kr1,951
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
QAR3.78
|
$2.32
kr317
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.35
|
$2.12
kr290
|
|
pay 67.4% more for groceries
Doha
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
QAR5.74
|
$3.42
kr468
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
QAR19.27
|
$5.98
kr818
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
QAR28.06
|
$5.33
kr728
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.82
|
$5.66
kr774
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
QAR10.29
|
$7.09
kr970
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
QAR3.22
|
$1.16
kr159
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
$0.98
kr134
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
$1.17
kr160
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
QAR2.35
|
$1.84
kr251
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.87
|
$0.96
kr131
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.59
|
$0.51
kr70
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Doha
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.13
QAR7.75
|
$8.03
kr1,099
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.13
QAR149.39
|
$77.40
kr10,584
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,934.13
QAR79,677.15
|
$29,836.83
kr4,080,131
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.74
QAR71.71
|
$23.97
kr3,277
|
|
pay 16.2% less for housing
Doha
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.79
QAR322.54
|
$62.40
kr8,533
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,816.95
QAR6,600.18
|
$1,437.14
kr196,527
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,142.87
QAR4,151.55
|
$1,215.63
kr166,234
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.29
QAR313.45
|
$68.63
kr9,385
|
|
pay 70.0% less for childcare
Doha
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$762.50
QAR2,769.83
|
$259.34
kr35,465
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,598.69
QAR38,500.42
|
$2,750.10
kr376,071
|
|
pay 7.4% less for entertainment and sports
Doha
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$13.02
QAR47.31
|
$8.52
kr1,165
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.51
QAR20.00
|
$4.15
kr568
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
QAR23.90
|
$10.64
kr1,454
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.38
QAR426.40
|
$56.90
kr7,781
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.97
QAR39.84
|
$12.27
kr1,678
|
|
pay 55.5% more for clothing
Doha
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.53
QAR234.41
|
$118.08
kr16,147
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.67
QAR191.33
|
$50.39
kr6,891
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.94
QAR337.60
|
$151.12
kr20,665
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.05
QAR352.54
|
$175.20
kr23,958
|
|
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