Cost of living comparison
London is 2.2 times more expensive than Doha.
If you lived in London instead of Doha, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Doha
|
London
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.24
QAR30.00
|
$25.22
£19.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.69
QAR28.00
|
$10.09
£7.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
QAR3.26
|
$2.54
£1.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
$2.08
£1.60
|
|
pay 48.5% more for groceries
Doha
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
QAR5.65
|
$1.96
£1.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
QAR19.63
|
$4.74
£3.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.01
QAR29.16
|
$6.34
£4.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
QAR9.75
|
$3.99
£3.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.28
|
$4.28
£3.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.16
|
$1.47
£1.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
$0.75
£0.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
QAR2.67
|
$1.48
£1.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
QAR2.03
|
$1.76
£1.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
QAR1.69
|
$0.73
£0.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
QAR1.87
|
$0.67
£0.51
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Doha
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.87
|
$7.20
£5.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.96
QAR120.00
|
$252.24
£193.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,975.32
QAR80,001.14
|
$34,406.00
£26,362.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.78
QAR72.00
|
$25.33
£19.41
|
|
pay 91.5% more for housing
Doha
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.99
QAR323.97
|
$39.12
£29.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,696.38
QAR6,175.66
|
$2,697.16
£2,066.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,062.28
QAR3,867.24
|
$2,027.26
£1,553.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.42
QAR278.19
|
$284.51
£217.99
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Doha
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$767.35
QAR2,793.56
|
$2,321.07
£1,778.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,125.00
QAR40,500.58
|
$25,293.41
£19,380.44
|
|
pay 26.5% more for entertainment and sports
Doha
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR45.00
|
$8.20
£6.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.78
QAR21.03
|
$4.56
£3.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.59
QAR24.00
|
$18.92
£14.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$124.58
QAR453.54
|
$58.95
£45.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.36
QAR45.00
|
$18.92
£14.50
|
|
pay 33.2% more for clothing
Doha
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.03
QAR218.52
|
$103.07
£78.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.36
QAR168.76
|
$49.65
£38.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.37
QAR325.35
|
$112.31
£86.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.03
QAR349.58
|
$123.32
£94.49
|
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