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Qatar

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Israel

Jerusalem vs. Doha Cost of Living Summary

Jerusalem is 62.9% more expensive than Doha.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Jerusalem
Groceries: pay 73.7% more in Jerusalem
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Jerusalem
Housing: pay 18.7% more in Jerusalem
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Jerusalem
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.6% less in Jerusalem
Clothing: pay 67.3% more in Jerusalem

The cost of restaurants, transportation, childcare, groceries, clothing, and housing in Jerusalem are more expensive than in Doha. Notably, restaurants, transportation, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Jerusalem.

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Jerusalem vs. Doha Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Doha	Jerusalem
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.61 QAR35.18	$23.11 ₪73.63	+140.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.23 QAR30.16	$19.53 ₪62.22	+137.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 QAR3.45	$3.52 ₪11.21	+273.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 QAR1.53	$2.86 ₪9.10	+584.7%
Average			+177.8%

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pay 73.7% more for groceries

	Doha	Jerusalem
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 QAR5.08	$3.32 ₪10.56	+139.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.62 QAR20.59	$8.64 ₪27.51	+53.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.97 QAR29.21	$9.02 ₪28.75	+13.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.41 QAR12.50	$4.85 ₪15.45	+42.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 QAR13.02	$6.59 ₪20.99	+85.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 QAR3.71	$1.96 ₪6.26	+93.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 QAR3.02	$1.51 ₪4.81	+83.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 QAR2.57	$1.20 ₪3.81	+70.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 QAR2.04	$1.09 ₪3.47	+95.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 QAR1.60	$0.86 ₪2.73	+96.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 QAR1.63	$0.76 ₪2.42	+70.9%
Average			+73.7%

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Doha	Jerusalem
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.14 QAR7.82	$9.96 ₪31.75	+366.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.44 QAR100.52	$69.33 ₪220.89	+152.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,978.05 QAR102K	$57,582.76 ₪183K	+105.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.39 QAR67.35	$14.19 ₪45.22	-22.8%
Average			+161.5%

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pay 18.7% more for housing

	Doha	Jerusalem
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$86.45 QAR316.63	$41.92 ₪133.56	-51.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,897.48 QAR6,950.09	$1,862.84 ₪5,934.83	-1.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,178.09 QAR4,315.08	$1,279.70 ₪4,076.99	+8.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.24 QAR238.97	$219.72 ₪700.02	+236.8%
Average			+18.7%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Doha	Jerusalem
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$670.94 QAR2,457.53	$1,411.37 ₪4,496.48	+110.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,605.02 QAR35,181.22	$28,921.58 ₪92,141.42	+201.1%
Average			+151.7%

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pay 12.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Doha	Jerusalem
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$12.21 QAR44.73	$8.14 ₪25.93	-33.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.87 QAR21.50	$4.89 ₪15.58	-16.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.45 QAR23.62	$13.54 ₪43.14	+110.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$125.60 QAR460.06	$73.40 ₪233.85	-41.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.35 QAR45.23	$14.65 ₪46.67	+18.6%
Average			-12.6%

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pay 67.3% more for clothing

	Doha	Jerusalem
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.60 QAR221.98	$117.06 ₪372.93	+93.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.93 QAR197.52	$75.86 ₪241.70	+40.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.54 QAR364.61	$151.21 ₪481.75	+51.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.38 QAR312.72	$161.99 ₪516.09	+89.7%
Average			+67.3%

Doha vs. Jerusalem - Cost of clothing

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