Cost of living comparison
Lima is 31.0% cheaper than Doha.
If you lived in Lima instead of Doha, you would:
pay 7.2% less for restaurants
Doha
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.23
QAR29.88
|
$4.01
PEN14.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
QAR24.90
|
$5.35
PEN19.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
QAR3.78
|
$0.87
PEN3.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.35
|
$0.60
PEN2.19
|
|
pay 22.9% less for groceries
Doha
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
QAR5.74
|
$1.90
PEN6.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
QAR19.27
|
$3.58
PEN13.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
QAR28.06
|
$4.74
PEN17.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.82
|
$2.09
PEN7.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
QAR10.29
|
$2.36
PEN8.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
QAR3.22
|
$0.74
PEN2.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
$0.45
PEN1.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
QAR2.35
|
$0.46
PEN1.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.87
|
$0.38
PEN1.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.59
|
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
|
pay 19.4% more for transportation
Doha
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.13
QAR7.75
|
$5.56
PEN20.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.13
QAR149.39
|
$16.75
PEN61.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,934.13
QAR79,677.15
|
$21,401.64
PEN78,607.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.74
QAR71.71
|
$15.52
PEN56.99
|
|
pay 61.7% less for housing
Doha
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.79
QAR322.54
|
$28.39
PEN104.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,816.95
QAR6,600.18
|
$503.74
PEN1,850.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,142.87
QAR4,151.55
|
$328.82
PEN1,207.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.29
QAR313.45
|
$55.84
PEN205.09
|
|
pay 60.2% less for childcare
Doha
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$762.50
QAR2,769.83
|
$200.22
PEN735.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,598.69
QAR38,500.42
|
$5,654.15
PEN20,767.53
|
|
pay 52.1% less for entertainment and sports
Doha
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$13.02
QAR47.31
|
$2.14
PEN7.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.51
QAR20.00
|
$2.69
PEN9.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
QAR23.90
|
$5.35
PEN19.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.38
QAR426.40
|
$37.28
PEN136.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.97
QAR39.84
|
$6.69
PEN24.56
|
|
pay 32.0% less for clothing
Doha
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.53
QAR234.41
|
$42.06
PEN154.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.67
QAR191.33
|
$28.40
PEN104.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.94
QAR337.60
|
$72.34
PEN265.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.05
QAR352.54
|
$73.12
PEN268.58
|
|
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